2nd Amendment due , stand by , credit cards at the ready .

Eight  amendments coming up  according to  EC News .

1  Mandatory use of AFDDs less than 32A

2  Remove Risk Assessment to omit RCD for sockets

Less paperwork for EICR :Applaud

New cut off for compliance  with 18th

5  New energy efficiency & prosumer requirements. :C

6  New SPD  requirements

7  New foundation earthing .

8  New protected areas requirements. 

Evans Electric said:

Eight  amendments coming up  according to  EC News .

1  Mandatory use of AFDDs less than 32A

2  Remove Risk Assessment to omit RCD for sockets

Less paperwork for EICR :Applaud

New cut off for compliance  with 18th

5  New energy efficiency & prosumer requirements. :C

6  New SPD  requirements

7  New foundation earthing .

8  New protected areas requirements. 

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1. Unproven technology - WTGrape - I want to see somebody try and justify this.

2. does anyone bother with this stuff now? I work on the basis that RCD protection is mandatory for all sockets

3. Really? It would make more sense to remove the tick box carp from EIC's

4. What does this mean?

5. WTGrape?

6. Still not fitted one ...............

7. What is this? running 10mm GY to steel bars in reinforced concrete?

8. No idea what this means

So in summary 

WHY DO WE BOTHER.

None of these items can be justified by the sparks at the coal face and I suspect it will simply mean more people will drop off the radar

Retirement can't come soon enough

It just smacks of  tampering for the sake of justifying the fees for sitting on yet another committee.  

Half the trade havn't even taken the 18th yet and they're on the 2nd amendment.     Its like a urine extraction plant has been installed.  

Evans Electric said:

It just smacks of  tampering for the sake of justifying the fees for sitting on yet another committee.  

Half the trade havn't even taken the 18th yet and they're on the 2nd amendment.     Its like a urine extraction plant has been installed.  

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yup

the lunatics really are running JPEL/64

When would it come into force?

The retirement clock is ticking down.......

Question: why do we have to comply with something that is in development stage?

surely we should only have to sit the 18th edition when they have finally completed the development stage ie no further amendments??

The way it works now we are never fully qualified, as when you sit the 18th the moment they add an amendment your qualification is out of date, then when they finally complete all amendments they start the cycle over again?? maybe this is why they say that there are not enough qualified sparks :C  

Evans Electric said:

It just smacks of  tampering for the sake of justifying the fees for sitting on yet another committee.  

Half the trade havn't even taken the 18th yet and they're on the 2nd amendment.     Its like a urine extraction plant has been installed.  

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And I won't be taking the 19th neither 

It is only a draft currently due out in 2022

https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/Projects/2019-02917#/section

AFDDs - taking the wee or what! 

so 2022, and then a year ir 2 to implement by which time I also hope to be out of the game 

Previous link posted has changed due to the document being split into 4 parts

https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/Projects/9020-04654#/section

So I am registered with BSI but can not see anything other than front page? It says I don’t have permission apparently? 
any suggestions?