Key Standards
BS 7671:2008
Requirements for electrical installations. IEE Wiring Regulations. Seventeenth edition
Telecommunications Cabling: Guidance on Standards and Best Practice for Construction Projects By Mike Gilmore and Mani Manivannan
BIP 2183:2008
IEE On Site Guide. BS 7671:2008 IEE Wiring Regulations 17th Edition (Spiral-bound)
Electrician's Guide to the Building Regulations Part P. 2nd Edition
High voltage
BS EN 62271 Series (23 parts)
High-voltage switchgear and controlgear
BS EN 60470
High-voltage alternating current contactors and contactor-based motor starters
Low voltage
BS EN 60947 Series
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
BS EN 61439-1
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies. General rules
BS EN 61439-2
Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies. Power switchgear and controlgear assemblies
Telecommunications Cabling: Guidance on Standards and Best Practice for Construction Projects By Mike Gilmore and Mani Manivannan
Armoured
BS 6346
Electric cables. PVC insulated, armoured cables for voltages of 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V
BS EN 60228
Conductors of insulated cables
Non-armoured
BS 6004
Electric cables. PVC insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal wiring
Fire performance
BS 6387
Specification for performance requirements for cables required to maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions
BS EN 60034 Series (18 parts)
Rotating electrical machines
BS EN 61800 Series
Adjustable speed electrical power drive systems
BS EN 60076 Series (12 parts)
Power transformers
BS EN 50464 (6 parts)
Three-phase oil-immersed distribution transformers 50 Hz, from 50 kVA to 2500 kVA with highest voltage for equipment not exceeding 36 kV
BS 88 (5 parts)
Low-voltage fuses
BS 1362
Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar purposes (primarily for use in plugs)
BS EN 60127 Series (10 Parts)
Miniature fuses
BS EN 60335 series (105 parts)
Household and similar electrical appliances. Safety
Controls for household appliances
BS EN 60730 Series (20 parts)
Automatic electrical controls for household and similar use
BS 1363 series (5 parts)
13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors and connection units
BS 5733
General requirements for electrical accessories. Specification
Lamps
BS 1853-2
Tubular fluorescent lamps for general lighting service. Specification for lamps used in the United Kingdom not included in BS EN 60081, BS EN 60901, BS EN 61195 and BS EN 61199
BS EN 60081
Double-capped fluorescent lamps. Performance specifications
BS EN 60432 (4 parts)
Incandescent lamps. Safety specifications
BS EN 60662
Specification for high-pressure sodium vapour lamps
Luminaires
BS EN 60598 Series (24 parts)
Luminaires
Controls
BS EN 61347 Series (13 parts)
Lamp controlgear
Emergency lighting
BS EN 50171:2001
Central power supply systems
BS EN 50172:2004, BS 5266-8:2004
Emergency escape lighting systems
BS 5266 Series (5 parts)
Emergency lighting
Road lighting
BS EN 40 series
Lighting columns
BS EN 13201 series (4 parts)
Road lighting