With the re-write of a Section of the Wiring Regulation there is a lot of talk about AC RCDs and if they really are any use any more?  

Yet the Wiring Regulations says that they are suitable for general use?   

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When designing an electrical installation it is important to ensure recognition and compliance with any manufacturers criteria within the design. In this podcast I go through some design information required with Hager devices that must be considered to assure their operating characteristics are as intended with your design.

I'm delivering a Wiring Regulations course and one of the candidates has completed his City and Guilds 2357, his NVQ Level 3 portfolio and his AM2, yet he confessed today that throughout his training and apprenticeship that he never handled, terminated or even saw a piece of steel conduit, steel trunking or steel cable tray whilst on his journey to becoming a qualified electrician..

Is this a sign of the times with electrical training as an industry?

JIB just released an article trying to answer some questions that have been raised with regards to their JIB Gold card and the differences between a 'Registered Electrician' and a normal Go.d card holder.

So we received the announcement today for the proposed work on the first amendment of BS 7671. Here I talk through the announcement to give ourselves a little preview on what we can expect to happen with the future of the British Standard.

The government announced this week a response to the information provided to them from a workgroup consultation following proposed changes in legislation requiring mandatory periodic inspection and testing to be carried out on at private rented accommodation. In this podcast I talk through and comment on the debate in the house of lords that drove this change and what changes I think that this will make.

Just a quick reminder guys about the Elex exhibition at Ally Pally today and tomorrow - also don't forget to check out #tradestalklive 

The 18th edition training group on my SparkyNinja Facebook page has just reached 1000 members - this is a great example of how electricians and learners can work together and develop themselves.

I returned to Wales last week to deliver another 1 day update course for the Wiring Regulations. Was all the advice and information I asked the last group passed forward and delivered to these guys to prepare them more effectively?

I noticed an electrician this week using LinkedIn as a job searching and moaning site so thought I would give him some advice to adjust his profile so potential employers would want to engage with him.