Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations (Electrical Regulations)

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BBA (including hybrid), Blue Flame (including hybrid), CERTASS, Certsure (including hybrid), NAPIT (including hybrid), STROMA Installation of gas appliances: APHC, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation of fixed air conditioning or mechanical ventilation systems in dwellings: The work may not be safe, could cause health problems, injury or even death. It may also not meet energy efficiency standards. In England only, an electrician registered with a third-party certification scheme (a ‘registered third-party certifier’). Alterations to existing circuits – such as adding an extra power point or lighting point – but only in ‘special locations’. In England, special locations are the spaces around baths and showers. In Wales, special locations include kitchens and outdoors.

ASSURE, Blue Flame, BM TRADA, BSI, CERTASS, Certsure, FENSA, NAPIT, STROMA Installation of plumbing and water supply systems and bathrooms and sanitary ware:

Guidance Note 3: Inspection & Testing, 9th Edition

If you do not comply the work will not be legal. You could be prosecuted and could face unlimited fines. APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation or replacement of solid fuel burners: APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, STROMA Replacement windows, doors, roof windows, or roof lights in dwellings:

https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/approved-documents/part-p-electrical-safety If work is found to be faulty your local authority could insist you put it right at your own expense.Planning consultancy calculator (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/permission/home-improvement/planning-consultancy-calculator) Planning consultancy calculator If the work has not been notified to a Building Control Body or carried out by a Competent Person Scheme registered installer the local authority will have no record that the work complies with Building Regulations. These records will be important when you come to sell your home as you may be asked to provide certificates of compliance with the Building Regulations.

If an installer is not registered, then certain riskier jobs (identified as ‘notifiable’ in the Building Regulations) will need to be inspected, approved and certificated by:

Guidance Note 8: Earthing & Bonding, 5th Edition

The Building Regulations do not set standards for the safety of electrical appliances but they do require that fixed connections of appliances are safe. Find a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional) Find a professional APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, STROMA (except for wholesome cold water supplies) Replacement of roof coverings on pitched and flat roofs (not including solar panels): Some registered installers also carry out work under the Green Deal, are members of the TrustMark scheme or the Microgeneration Certification Scheme all of which give further consumer protection.