If you’ve ever been on a site and heard someone say, “But the regs don’t apply here, it’s not a legal requirement,” you’ve witnessed one of the most dangerous (and common) misunderstandings in the electrical industry.
Is BS 7671 the Law? Or Just a Very Expensive Suggestion? is bs7671 statutory
Have you ever seen a deviation from BS 7671 hold up in court because the electrician proved an "equivalent level of safety"? I’ve never seen it happen. If you’ve ever been on a site and
Treat the book as if it were statutory. Because the moment something goes wrong, the law will treat it exactly the same way. “But the regs don’t apply here