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Standards related to electrical testing, schemes, competencies and routines
Legislation & Standards | Electrical
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Listed below are some commonly used electrical standards and approved codes of practice. Additional standards and codes of practice would generally be needed to satisfy a specific application - it is the responsibility of the specifier to select and apply these. You should ensure that the standard you use is the current one.
The standards are organised into a number of topic areas and are ordered with the lowest number at the top of each table:
Electrical & Power
| Standard | Year | Description |
| BS 5266 Parts 1 to 7 | 1981 -1999 | Code of practice for emergency lighting |
| BS 5424 Parts 2 and 3, also IEC 60158 part 3 | 1985 - 1988 | Specification for low voltage control gear |
| BS 5730 | 2001 | Monitoring and maintenance guide for mineral insulating oils in electrical equipment |
| BS 5839 Parts 1,3,5,6,8, 9, Also PD6531:1997 | 1988 - 2003 | Fire detection & alarm systems for buildings |
| BS 6351 parts 1-3 | 1983 | Electric surface heating |
| BS 6423 | 1983 | Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and controlgear for voltages up to and including 1 kV |
| BS 6626 | 1985 | Code of practice for maintenance of electrical switchgear and controlgear for voltages above l kV and up to and including 36 kV |
| BS EN 62305, 4 parts | 2006 | Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning |
| BS 7375 | 1996 | Code of practice for distribution of electricity on construction and building sites |
| BS 7430 | 1998 | Code of practice for earthing |
| BS 7671 | 2008 | Requirements for electrical installations. IEE Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition |
| BS 7909 | 2008 | Code of practice for temporary electrical systems for entertainment and related purposes. |
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BS EN 50110 |
1997 | Operation of electrical installations |
| IEC 60479 Parts 1-3, Also PD6519 | 1987-1998 | Guide to effects of current on human beings and livestock. |
| BS EN 60529 | 1992 | Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP code) |
| BS EN 60947 Parts 1 to 7 | 1992 - 2003 | Specification for low voltage switch gear and control gear |
Electrical Appliances
| Standard | Year | Description |
| BS 1362 | 1973 | Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs) |
| BS 1363 Parts 1 -4 | 1995 | 13 A plugs, socket-outlets and adaptors. |
| BS EN (IEC) 60309, Parts 1,2 | 1999 | Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes. |
| BS EN 60320, Parts 1, 2 | 1999 | Appliance couplers for household and similar general purposes. |
| BS EN 60335, Many parts | Specification for safety of household and similar electrical appliances | |
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