Know your plugs, wiring and electricity supplies worldwide

For manufacturers planning to launch new products or export to other markets, or for those who need to check that their products meet the latest regulations and other requirements, this new publication by BSI, entitled Electrical Plugs and Wiring and World Electricity Supplies 2005, could prove invaluable.

This brand new book runs to approximately 280 pages and provides individual country information on electrical plugs, wiring and electricity supplies for over 110 countries spanning Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim.

It can help you answer key questions that will determine the manufacture, export and launch of new products into international markets. For each country listed, this essential reference source provides crucial data on:

1 ) Plugs:

• Plug types.
• Regulations.
• National standards/other standards.
• Certification requirements.
• Testing/certification bodies.

2 ) Electricity supplies:

• Frequency and tolerance.
• Household voltage.
• Commercial voltage.
• Industrial voltage.
• Circuit diagram.
• Voltage tolerance.
• Highest voltage level.

3 ) Cables for mains appliance flexible cords:

• Certification requirements.
• Testing/certification bodies.
• Appliance mains cord wiring colours.

4 ) Lamp sockets.

5 ) Buildings wiring code.

For the contents and a full list of countries covered in Electrical Plugs and Wiring and World Electricity Supplies please go to www.bsi-global.com/plugs.

• Title: Electrical Plugs and Wiring and World Electricity Supplies 2005.
• Publisher: BSI Business Information and the IEE.
• ISBN: 0 580 45158 5.
• Pages: 280 (approx).
• Format: Perfect bound.
• BSI order ref.: BIP 2074.

Price: £170*.

*P&P £4.17 UK (inclusive of VAT), £5.83 Overseas (+ VAT if applicable). P&P is free to BSI Subscribing Members. Pre-payment is required from non-Members. All prices, content and publishing dates may be subject to change.

For orders, please contact (quoting marketing reference code 2074-PR):
BSI Customer Services
Tel +44 (0) 20 8996 9001
Fax +44 (0) 20 8996 7001
Email [email protected]

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