About BS7671
The background to the IEE Wiring Regulations BS7671, and updates on changes and amendments.
The IET prepares regulations for the safety of electrical installations for buildings, the IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) now having become the standard for the UK and many other countries.
Comments on the Regulations may be sent to the secretariat for consideration and incorporation into the national standard and forwarded for possible inclusion in European and international standards. The IET provides guidance on the application of the installation regulations through publications focused on the various activities from design of the installation through to final test and then maintenance.
The IET's guidance includes a series of seven guidance notes, two codes of practice, forms for use in wiring installations and industry/commerce in general, as well as submissions to Government and trade organisations/publications.
The IET also manages the JPEL/18 Committee, Electrical Installations of Ships and of Mobile and Fixed Offshore Units, which prepares standards for electrical and electronic equipment on ships and offshore structures.
Seventeenth edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2008)
The Draft for Public Comment (DPC) consultation period ended in February 2007. The final text was "signed off" on 7 Nov 2007. The seventeenth was available to purchase from 1 Jan 2008. A number of articles about the seventeenth are available on the Wiring Matters magazine page: please follow the link on the right-hand side of this page. It is possible to place orders for the seventeenth edition online: to do so, please visit the Wiring Regulations page in the IET's Books section.
- Updates to BS 7671:2008 and guidance including free downloads can be accessed via Updates - see right-hand links.
- Free forms for electrical contractors can be accessed via Forms - see right-hand links.
- Publications and guidance on BS 7671:2008 from the IET are available via Books - see right-hand links.
- BS 7671 (IEE Wiring Regulations) CD-ROM details can be accessed via CD-ROM page - see right-hand links.
- Free e-mail announcement service to keep you up to date - see right-hand links.
