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Bullet point (iii)

I would post it but that would be illegal and against forum rules.

hmmm, maybe.
if the back box is not accessable.
but you have to admit it is wrong/poor work?
 
410.3.9
Bullet point (iii)

I would post it but that would be illegal and against forum rules.
Cobblers. a single back box is > 50mm x 50mm, the screws can come into contact with a person. and you can't say that a connection would be difficult.
 
hmmm, maybe.
if the back box is not accessable.
but you have to admit it is wrong/poor work?
Completely agree, its bad workmanship.
I personally don't agree with that regulation. The only reason I found it was because I've previously come across the same issue in a new build and I had to double check the regulations before telling the customer to complain.
 
Cobblers. a single back box is > 50mm x 50mm, the screws can come into contact with a person. and you can't say that a connection would be difficult.
The point is that the screws can’t be gripped and can’t make any significant contact with the human body other than a finger tip, the back box can’t be touched at all.
Poor that it wasn’t earthed tho no defence against that, as you said it’s not difficult to do.
 
I must admit that my version of GN1 is the 17th Edition Amendment No. 3 version rather than the 18th Edition version, however it states:

"However, the IET takes the view that flush metal accessory boxes should be considered to be exposed-conductive-parts and connected to the main earthing terminal by means of a circuit protective conductor."

So regardless of what any Regulation states about screw heads the actual backbox still must be considered to be an exposed-conductive-part, which was my point.
 
I must admit that my version of GN1 is the 17th Edition Amendment No. 3 version rather than the 18th Edition version, however it states:

"However, the IET takes the view that flush metal accessory boxes should be considered to be exposed-conductive-parts and connected to the main earthing terminal by means of a circuit protective conductor."

So regardless of what any Regulation states about screw heads the actual backbox still must be considered to be an exposed-conductive-part, which was my point.
Says the same thing in the 18th edition gn1 and gn8
 
This is one of those things that annoys me...
We all agree that you should earth metal back boxes...
Like I said I came across the same issue in a new build and the customer was ready to complain but I stopped them in the end, only because of that regulation I posted earlier. I wanted to be 100% sure I could back up my arguement. The guidance notes are obviously very clear, however that regulation is not.. wish the IET would be a bit more specific sometimes.
 

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