Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations (Electrical Regulations)

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You will be given financial protection to cover the event of non-compliant work being found where the installation company has gone out of business. The Building Regulations do not restrict who may carry out electrical installation work. If you want to do the work yourself you should make sure that you know what you need to do before starting any work. There are a number of reputable guides that you can use to help you. If the work has not been notified to a Building Control Body or carried out by a Competent Person Scheme registered installer the local authority will have no record that the work complies with Building Regulations. These records will be important when you come to sell your home as you may be asked to provide certificates of compliance with the Building Regulations. List of the types of work covered by Competent Person Schemes Installation of cavity wall insulation:

Visit www.competentperson.co.uk to see if there are members in your local area who undertake the type of work that you are interested in. If you want electrical work done then you can also visit www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk to search for members. Scheme full name If you are carrying out electrical installation work in your home or garden in England and Wales, you must comply with the rules in the Building Regulations. It is best to use an installer registered with a competent person scheme (a ‘registered competent person’) who can self-certify compliance with the Building Regulations.installation of a new or replacement fuse box (or consumer unit) or any new electrical circuit connected to the fuse box, and alterations to electrical installations around a bath or shower

additional power points or lighting points or any other alterations to existing electrical circuits (except around baths and showers) The Building Regulations are designed to ensure new buildings meet health, safety, welfare, convenience and sustainability standards. They relate to the specifics of how a building should be constructed unlike planning permission which is about the principle of whether development should go ahead or not. Some examples of work that you do not need to tell a Building Control Body about but you can still use a Competent Person Scheme registered installer APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, STROMA Replacement windows, doors, roof windows, or roof lights in dwellings: Alterations to existing circuits – such as adding an extra power point or lighting point – but only in ‘special locations’. In England, special locations are the spaces around baths and showers. In Wales, special locations include kitchens and outdoors.In England only, an electrician registered with a third-party certification scheme (a ‘registered third-party certifier’). Some examples of notifiable work (not a complete list) are shown below. Those marked * may not need

Find a professional (https://www.planningportal.co.uk/planning/planning-applications/find-a-trade-professional) Find a professional APHC, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation of fixed air conditioning or mechanical ventilation systems in dwellings: APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, Gas Safe Register, HETAS, NAPIT, OFTEC, and STROMA Installation or replacement of oil-fired boilers and storage tanks: APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Certsure, HETAS, NAPIT, STROMA (except for wholesome cold water supplies) Replacement of roof coverings on pitched and flat roofs (not including solar panels): The installation of a complete new circuit – for example, a ring or lighting circuit, or a new circuit for a cooker, shower or immersion heaterIf you do not use an installer registered with a Competent Person Scheme then you will have to submit a building notice or full plans application and pay a fee to have a Building Control Body come and inspect the work you have carried out. Some registered installers also carry out work under the Green Deal, are members of the TrustMark scheme or the Microgeneration Certification Scheme all of which give further consumer protection. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/applications/building-control-applications/building-control/approved-documents/part-p-electrical-safety APHC, Benchmark, BESCA, Blue Flame, Certsure, NAPIT, OFTEC, STROMA Installation or replacement of solid fuel burners:

BBA (including hybrid), Blue Flame (including hybrid), CERTASS, Certsure (including hybrid), NAPIT (including hybrid), STROMA Installation of gas appliances: Many jobs in the home need to be notified to and approved as being compliant with Building Regulations by a Building Control Body, either your Local Authority Building Control or a private sector Approved Inspector, unless carried out by installers registered with a Competent Person Scheme who can self certify that their work is compliant.

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