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Internationally and locally every electrical installation should satisfy the wiring regulations for legal
requirements, safety and better performance.
It is necessary to understand clearly the difference between a ‘standard’ and a ‘regulation’. The formal
definitions of the two words are:
Standard: A document, established by consensus and approved by a recognised body that provides, for
common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for activities or their results, aimed at the
achievement of the optimum degree of order in a given context.
Note: Standards should be based on the consolidated results of science, technology and experience, and
aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits.
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General Secretary and his staff of some 100. A Council and a Council Board govern the activities of the
IEC.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR ELECTROTECHNICAL STANDARDISATION (CENELEC)
In recent times European standardisation has become increasingly important as the European Commission
has extended its New Approach model. This successful instrument for the establishment of the single
market has lead to a great increase in the number of standards developed in support of the various
European Directives.
THE INSTITUTION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS (IEE)
On 2 October 1991, a formal agreement was signed between the British Standards Institution and the IEE
establishing the IEE Wiring Regulations as British Standard BS 7671 Requirements for electrical
installations. The British Standard also bears the original title, IEE Wiring Regulations. The technical
authority for the new standard is vested in the BSI Standards Policy Committee and the Council of the
IEE.
Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) is the National Standards Body of Sri Lanka, established under
the Bureau of Ceylon Standards Act No. 38 of 1964. The Institution functioned under the name of Bureau
of Ceylon Standards until the Act was repealed and replaced by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act
No. 6 of 1984. The Institution now functions under the Ministry of Science and Technology and is
governed by a Council appointed by the Minister in terms of the above Act.
In Sri Lanka the legal requirement is that every electrical installation should satisfy the IEE wiring
regulations. At present 17th edition of 2003 version of regulation is followed.
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Sequence of design steps
Any design to the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations BS 7671 must be primarily concerned with
the safety of persons, property and livestock. All other considerations such as operation, maintenance,
aesthetics, etc., while forming an essential part of the design, should never compromise the safety of the
installation. The selection of appropriate systems and associated equipment and accessories is an integral
part of the design procedure, and as such cannot be addressed in isolation. For example, the choice of a
particular type of protective device may have a considerable effect on the calculation of cable size or
shock risk, or the integrity of conductor insulation under fault conditions. Perhaps the most difficult
installations to design are those involving additions and/or alterations to existing systems, especially
where no original details are available, and those where there is a change of usage or a refurbishment of a
premises, together with a requirement to utilize as much of the existing wiring system as possible.
The following sequence of design steps may be used after concerning the safety.
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