Abstract
Committee hits 100A joint IET committee which oversees the Wiring Regulations has held its 100th meeting in June 2010.The JPEL/64 Committee is managed jointly by the IET and the British Standards Institute. It prepares the regulations for the safety of electrical installations in buildings and publishes the standard BS 7671, which we all know as the IEE Wiring Regulations.Geoff Cronshaw, Chief Electrical Engineer, said: “The IET plays a key role in the electrical installation industry in terms of standards and safety and is known for its independent and trusted voice in this sector.”At the celebration to mark its 100th meeting, held this month at Savoy Place, IET Deputy President, Dr Mike Short and the Director of Standards at BSI, Mike Low each gave a welcoming address. This short video celebrate the 100th meeting. The Wiring Regulations was first published in 1882 with four pages and 21 regulations. Today, the 17th edition has 389 pages and over 1,000 regulations. In 1992 the IEE Wiring Regulations became a British Standard (BS 7671) and the regulations are now treated like all other British Standards.
