pdf version of the regs

[banny07]

Hi Guys. Is it acceptable to have pdf version of regs to show niceic assesment day? Thanks

 

[DPG]

Ideally, all electricians should know the current regs

Be some memory to remember the whole lot!

 

[mainline]

Be some memory to remember the whole lot!

There are some big-headed sparks about

 

[mainline]

I have searched high and low on the internet for the new amendment in PDF, but I'm damned if I can find a copy anywhere.

Shame really, as I have the 18th unamended in PDF, and it's way, way more useful than the hard copy. Cheaper too, that and the OSG only cost me £1.49 from ebay

You should re-list it for a £1

 

[Rockingit]

Be some memory to remember the whole lot!

You don't remember it word for word, though. You remember the principles, the general rules, then the sections and chapters. We all know that 701 is bathrooms, for example, and the majority of us read sections 1-3 only when incredibly bored or there's a specific reason.

It wouldn't work online but it would be interesting to put a random couple of teams of sparks together, pub quiz style, and have two rounds of 'what does reg 411.3.3 talk about?' type questions and then 'if we're talking about Ufer earthing, where would we check our thoughts?' and so on.

I reckon people would be surprised what they'd drag up from memory.

 

[DPG]

You don't remember it word for word, though. You remember the principles, the general rules, then the sections and chapters. We all know that 701 is bathrooms, for example, and the majority of us read sections 1-3 only when incredibly bored or there's a specific reason.

It wouldn't work online but it would be interesting to put a random couple of teams of sparks together, pub quiz style, and have two rounds of 'what does reg 411.3.3 talk about?' type questions and then 'if we're talking about Ufer earthing, where would we check our thoughts?' and so on.

I reckon people would be surprised what they'd drag up from memory.

Indeed. There would have to be beer involved though!

 

[Rockingit]

Indeed. There would have to be beer involved though!

Naturally man - do keep up!

 

[Dartlec]

The NICEIC requirements do only state:

'has documentation and records appropriate to the range and scale of Domestic Electrical Installation Work undertaken which will include BS 7671* Requirements for Electrical Installations (IET Wiring Regulations)'

* Current edition including all amendments.

So if you could show it was an exact and correct copy they might accept it, but I wouldn't rely on it, since it is not a legitimately sourced document.

I got the online version this year and I've found it so much easier in terms of searching, etc. All my assessor wanted to see was that I had access to it, but I had the email showing subscription to it too.

Works nicely on tablet/phone for searching too, plus it gets updates when they are published, and allows access to older versions too.

The Bronze subscription gives you the OSG and GN1/GN3 too - not bad for £71 a year imo.

It is "apparently" possible to convert the online regs into a searchable pdf with the right software....so I'm told

 

[Markyd]

Prob a pdf from china ...........

 

[mainline]

Online

That should be easy then, I'll just try to find the country that the haystacks actually in before I start looking for the needle

 

[banny07]

That should be easy then, I'll just try to find the country that the haystacks actually in before I start looking for the needle

It is on my phone and pc ,can be viewed offline.

 

[DPG]

It is on my phone and pc ,can be viewed offline.

Let us know how it goes.

 

[timhoward]

Let us know how it goes.

I just can't believe that given the hundreds you fork out to join the scam, getting a tester calibrated, getting insurances etc. anyone would apparently risk all that by skimping on a proper copy of the regs....
There's a professionalism angle here too, I'd want to be 101% sure that the document I was basing safety decisions on was definitely legit and correct.
Each to their own, I guess.

 

[DPG]

I just can't believe that given the hundreds you fork out to join the scam, getting a tester calibrated, getting insurances etc. anyone would apparently risk all that by skimping on a proper copy of the regs....
There's a professionalism angle here too, I'd want to be 101% sure that the document I was basing safety decisions on was definitely legit and correct.
Each to their own, I guess.

Absolutely. I'd have no confidence in an electrician who turned up with a dodgy set of regs just to save £80.

 

[mainline]

It is on my phone and pc ,can be viewed offline.

It would be nice to actually see if there are any actual errors. There could be a bit of scare mongering going on.

 

[UNG]

So is it just the regs that have been skimped on what about GN3 etc

 

[buzzlightyear]

Let's us know when you fail and the first
Herdel. Non compliance.

 

[Rockingit]

Be interesting to see the reaction if you had one on borrow from a library. Assuming you could actually find a library these days, of course.

 

[mainline]

Be interesting to see the reaction if you had one on borrow from a library. Assuming you could actually find a library these days, of course.

I don't think you would find it in a library as they only have books that people want to read

 

[Dartlec]

Be interesting to see the reaction if you had one on borrow from a library. Assuming you could actually find a library these days, of course.

The pdf of the blue book that was doing the rounds was from the Ceylon Electricity Board Library

Of course buying it from Amazon for the assessment, then returning it the day after, would be very naughty indeed....

 

[DPG]

It would be nice to actually see if there are any actual errors. There could be a bit of scare mongering going on.

Trouble is you'd never know. Could be something subtle in one of the tables. To my mind this is not a document you shouldn't take a risk with.