VoltiBULLETIN March 2008 - 17th Edition Competent Persons & Special Locations

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This March 2008 edition of VoltiBULLETIN is about ‘Competent Person’ definitions in terms of the 17th Edition, and also Part P of the Building Regulations.

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10 March 2008

This VoltiBULLETIN is also concerned with the new Special Locations as defined by the 17th Edition, and it includes some of the products available from Voltimum UK manufacturing partners that are suitable for them.

Finally, this VoltiBULLETIN covers, in addition, information on the ECS Card - what it is, why it is needed, and what it can do for you. Below is a list of categories that the following articles fall into.

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17th Edition - General ECS Card Special Locations & related products Competent Persons

...this month's practical snag and its solution from the NICEIC

Cables at a junction box

Circuit protective conductors (cpcs) are not always terminated properly at accessories, Instances have been observed of protective conductorss being terminated outside a junction box, as illustrated.

The snag with this method of termination is that the protective conductors are more likely to suffer damage due to being unenclosed and unprotected. A damaged cpc or connection could result in failure of the circuit to disconnect under earth fault conditions leading to a risk of electric shock or fire.



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This common problem is extracted from Snags and Solutions Part 2 published by the

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