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The IET urges professionals to comply with new Wiring Regulations amendment
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The IET urges professionals to comply with new Wiring...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has urged all electrical professionals to ensure that they...

New non-combustible enclosure requirement for consumer units
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New non-combustible enclosure requirement for consumer units

The IET’s Wiring Matters publication looks in detail at what Amendment 3 means for domestic consumer units and...

IET launches Amendment 3 to BS 7671:2008
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IET launches Amendment 3 to BS 7671:2008

Amendment to IET Wiring Regulations is now published

Swimming pools - to bond or not to bond? asks the IET
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Swimming pools - to bond or not to bond? asks the IET

With the summer sun tingling our skin and tempting us into plans for weekends spent poolside, Paul Harris BEng...

LEGO Robot breaks the Rubik's Cube World Record
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LEGO Robot breaks the Rubik's Cube World Record

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Amendment Number 3 to BS 7671:2008 - with help from the IET
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Technical articles

Amendment Number 3 to BS 7671:2008 - with help from the IET

We take a brief look at Amendment 3 to BS 7671:2008 Requirements for Electrical Installations – and the...

IET technical article – Changes to The IET’s Code of Practise for the In Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
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IET technical article – Changes to The IET’s Code of...

Richard Townsend looks at the latest edition (4th Edition) of the IET’s Code of Practise for In-Service...

IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment - 4th Edition
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IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing...

The objective of this 4th Edition Code of Practice is to give advice on in-service inspection and testing to...

First two training providers named Centre of Excellence by engineering body
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First two training providers named Centre of Excellence by...

TradeSkills4U Ltd and Group Horizon Ltd have been named Centres of Excellence for providing high quality...

The IET Wiring Regulations Seventeenth Edition, BS 7671:2008, Amendment No 2:2013
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The IET Wiring Regulations Seventeenth Edition, BS...

The IET has now made available Amendment No 2 to BS 7671:2008, the IET Wiring Regulations Seventeenth Edition.

IET to publish Code of Practice for the Application of LED Lighting Systems
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IET to publish Code of Practice for the Application of LED...

A new Code of Practice for the Application of LED Lighting Systems will be published in January 2014 by the...

The IET reviews the Wiring Regulations to the present day, including the 17th Edition’s planned amendments
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The IET reviews the Wiring Regulations to the present day,...

In the following PDF presentation, Mark Coles BEng (Hons) MIEE, Technical Regulations Manager at the IET,...

New industry Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management
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New industry Code of Practice for Electrical Safety...

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced that it is working on a new Code of Practice...

New online version of the Wiring Regulations from the IET makes BS 7671 constantly accessible for large organisations
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New online version of the Wiring Regulations from the IET...

The IET has launched a new version of the Wiring Regulations e-books. Wiring Regulations Digital: Online is a...

Bill Gates talks about the Global Grand Challenges for Engineers
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Bill Gates talks about the Global Grand Challenges for...

The Global Grand Challenges Summit is a major new initiative by the national academies of engineering in the...

Marinas and Jetties
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Marinas and Jetties

The IET reviews the requirements for electrical installations in marinas, examining the risks associated and...

IET launches new course on electric vehicle charging
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IET launches new course on electric vehicle charging

Charging point installer course to be first of its kind in the UK. The IET has launched a new training...

PME Supplies
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PME Supplies

Looking at the principles of protective multiple earthing (PME) and the issues to be considered when PME...

Floor and Ceiling Heating Systems
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Floor and Ceiling Heating Systems

A look at the requirements for the installation of electric floor and ceiling heating systems, together with...

On My Desk: Geoff Cronshaw C Eng FIET, IET Chief Electrical Engineer
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On My Desk: Geoff Cronshaw C Eng FIET, IET Chief...

Have you ever wondered what the industry's influential figures have on their desks? From a Border Collie photo...

New Qualified Supervisors technical competence requirements delayed till 6th April 2013
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New Qualified Supervisors technical competence...

The Electrotechnical Assessment Specification Management Committee (EAS) has agreed the implementation of...

Changes to Appendix 4 of Amendment 1 of BS 7671:2008
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Changes to Appendix 4 of Amendment 1 of BS 7671:2008

Amendment 1 of the 17th edition of the Wiring Regulations brought changes to Appendix 4: selection of...

Changes to the IET's Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
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Changes to the IET's Code of Practice for In-Service...

A new edition of one of the IET’s Codes of Practice aims to stem unacceptable practice in PAT testing, and...

Energy efficiency of low-voltage electrical installations
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Energy efficiency of low-voltage electrical installations

One new area of possible development within international standards is to integrate requirements for energy...