News release under embargo until 09.00 on Tuesday 9 May 2023
Debbie Shields | Communications Manager
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and BSI, announce the release of a Corrigendum to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022.
The Corrigendum will make changes to five areas of BS 7671 and will come into effect immediately when published on Monday 15 May 2023. It will be available for free to download from the IET and BSI, you can also click here to download.
Areas of change include:
Dan Palmer, Associate Director, Committees, at BSI said “BSI is proud of our longstanding relationship with the IET to support high standards of safety for the benefit of all. We have been partnering with them on the wiring regulations for more than 30 years and recognize the important of keeping them updated.”
For more information on the Corrigendum and all things BS 7671:2018, please visit:
theiet.org/18 th -resources-wm .
Media enquiries to:
Sophie Lockyer
Senior Communications Executive
slockyer@theiet.org
Rebecca Gillick
External Communications Manager
rgillick@theiet.org
The Corrigendum will make changes to five areas of BS 7671 and will come into effect immediately when published on Monday 15 May 2023. It will be available for free to download from the IET and BSI, you can also click here to download.
Areas of change include:
- Regulation 422.2 has been amended to clarify the scope of the provision.
- Indent (ii) of Regulation 443.4.1 has been removed. The term safety service, formerly included in Regulation 443.4.1 (ii), encompassed a wide range of systems. The provision, therefore, had unintended consequences for improvements to fire safety systems within installations.
- Table 443.2 and the Note to Regulation 534.4.1.1 have been amended to remove examples of equipment.
- Regulation 701.1 has been amended to remove the reference to birthing pools.
- A new Regulation, 710.422.2.201, has been included in order to modify requirements in Regulation group 422.2 for protected escape routes in healthcare facilities.
Dan Palmer, Associate Director, Committees, at BSI said “BSI is proud of our longstanding relationship with the IET to support high standards of safety for the benefit of all. We have been partnering with them on the wiring regulations for more than 30 years and recognize the important of keeping them updated.”
For more information on the Corrigendum and all things BS 7671:2018, please visit:
theiet.org/18 th -resources-wm .
Media enquiries to:
Sophie Lockyer
Senior Communications Executive
slockyer@theiet.org
Rebecca Gillick
External Communications Manager
rgillick@theiet.org
