Wiring Regulations corrigendum coming next week

Wiring Regulations corrigendum coming next week

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and BSI have announced the release of a Corrigendum to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022.

The Corrigendum will make changes to five areas of BS 7671 and will come into effect immediately when published on Monday 15 May 2023. It will be available for free to download from the IET and BSI.

Gary Parker, Senior Technical Manager at ECA, said:

“This corrigendum will introduce several small, but very important, changes to the Wiring Regulations which ECA Members need to be aware of. Among these is a change to protected escape route requirements, SPD requirements, and a brand-new regulation relating to protected escape routes for medical locations.

Once the full corrigendum is published on 15 May, we will provide further detailed information for ECA Members, including a breakdown of the changes and what Members can do to stay compliant.”

Mark Coles, Head of Technical Regulations at the IET said:

“The IET is the authority for electrical installations in the UK and ensures that the National Wiring Regulations Committee carefully considers all necessary updates to the Regulations to ensure they best meet the needs of the industry. This Corrigendum is intended to correct misunderstandings, remove perceived barriers and ensure that peoples’ safety comes first.”

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Areas of change include:

Regulation 422.2 has been amended to clarify the scope of the provision.
Indent (ii) of Regulation 443.4.1 has been removed. The term safety service, formerly included in Regulation 443.4.1 (ii), encompassed a wide range of systems. The provision, therefore, had unintended consequences for improvements to fire safety systems within installations.
Table 443.2 and the Note to Regulation 534.4.1.1 have been amended to remove examples of equipment.
Regulation 701.1 has been amended to remove the reference to birthing pools.
A new Regulation, 710.422.2.201, has been included in order to modify requirements in Regulation group 422.2 for protected escape routes in healthcare facilities.

For more information on the Corrigendum and all things BS 7671:2018, please visit: www.theiet.org/updates.