Amendment 2 of the 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations

On 24 January 2022 the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) announced the release of Amendment 2 (BS 7671:2018+A2:2022) of the wiring regulations which will come into effect on 28 March 2022.

The Amendment 2 of the 18th edition, originally launched in 2018, encapsulates changes from Amendment 1 as well as additions from the Draft for Public Comment in 2020.

The 18th Edition so far..

The IET Wiring Regulations, the essential publication for all professionals in the electrotechnical and engineering services sector, underwent an overhaul when the 18th Edition (BS 7671:2018) came into full effect in 2019.

Amendment 1, which concerns electric vehicle charge points, came into effect on 1 February 2020. Now, the British Standards Institute (BSI) is seeking views on a new set of changes to the 18th Edition – Amendment 2 (AMD 2) – which could represent the biggest set of revisions to the Regulations yet.

The IET have announced that the significant changes for BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 will include:

• A new requirement for Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDDs) in some AC final circuits for installations in some types of higher risk residential buildings.

• The requirement for the fire safety design of buildings to be documented where specific conditions of external influence exist, such as protected escape routes and locations with risk of fire.

• Method for determining the requirement to provide overvoltage protection.

• Changes to identification, labels and notices, such as for consumer units, affecting how safety information is provided to the user of the electrical installation.

• A Chapter on Prosumer’s Low Voltage Electrical Installations, in a new part, Part 8.

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