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New BS 7430:2011 Code of practice for protective earthing of electrical installations |
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Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:47 |
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BS 7430 is a British Standard which provides recommendations and guidance on meeting the requirements for the earthing of electrical installations.
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Latest British Standard Update: Graphical symbols – Safety Colours and Safety Signs |
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Friday, 02 December 2011 10:28 |
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BS ISO 3864-1:2011
Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
Replaces BS 5499-1:2002
Publication Date 30 September 2011
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Publication of New Low-voltage Cable Standard Series Now Available |
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Tuesday, 08 November 2011 08:29 |
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 The publication of the new BS EN 50525 series ‘Electric cables - Low voltage energy cables of rated voltages up to and including 450/750 V’ split across 19 parts, represents a major restructuring of low-voltage electric cable standards.
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BS6266 Updated: Fire protection for electronic equipment installations |
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Monday, 19 September 2011 09:41 |
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 Recommendations for the protection against fire of electronic equipment installations, including equipment such as computers, servers and systems for communications, design, manufacturing and distribution and the areas containing such equipment, such as computer rooms, internet hosting centres, switching centres and data centres.
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New Official Journal for the Machinery Directive |
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Tuesday, 06 September 2011 07:20 |
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Following publication of the EU Official Journal 2011/C214/01 of 20.07., new standards are regarded as harmonised under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC.
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European IT Cabling Standard is Updated |
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Thursday, 29 December 2011 07:59 |
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BS EN 50174-2 should be used by the people who are directly involved in the planning aspects (of the specification phase) and the installation phase inside buildings. (BS EN 50174-3 is applicable outside buildings).
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BS 5266-1 Emergency Lighting Standard has been Fully Revised |
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 12:32 |
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 BS 5266-1:2011 gives recommendations and guidance on the factors that need to be considered in the design of, and the installation and wiring of, electrical emergency escape lighting systems, in order to provide the lighting performance needed for safe movement of people in the event of the supply to normal lighting failing. It also gives recommendations for lighting in areas with fixed seating.
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BS 7909:2011 Revised code of practice for temporary electrical systems |
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Monday, 19 September 2011 10:05 |
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 This British Standard provides recommendations for management, design and operation of temporary electrical systems using low voltage a.c. electricity, for entertainment and related purposes.
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BS 7671:2008 Amendment A1 Published July 2011 |
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Tuesday, 06 September 2011 11:53 |
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 IET Wiring Regulations Amendment 1 has been published with the addition of four new sections and will affect all new installations as of the 1st January 2012.
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British Standards Update: BS EN 54-1:2011 Fire detection and fire alarm systems |
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Thursday, 21 July 2011 20:26 |
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The introduction part of BS EN 54 defines the terms and definitions that are used throughout BS EN 54. It gives the principles on which each part of the standard has been based and describes the functions carried out by the components of a fire detection and fire alarm system.
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