Part P - Discussion

Approved Document P: Electrical safety - dwellings (2006 edition)

published: 15 March 2006 ISBN: 978 1 85946 225 6 Price: £15 [free .pdf download]

The 'Approved Document' ie the official chapter and verse can currently be downloaded in .pdf form from [www.communities.gov.uk] (which is apparently what the Office of the Fat Controller is called these days)

[Information from IEEE ]

Part P of the Building Regulations applies to England and Wales. It does not apply to Scotland, which has its own Building Standards set by www.sbsa.gov.uk Scottish Building Standards Agency

Further Information Links

Part P: How should it work?

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/5c32eff472792093/7fa9f52172719177?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=1#7fa9f52172719177

Part-P Inspection - How does it work?

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/7df0301b789675da/26f9b182c9c08521?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=2#26f9b182c9c08521

Electrics: How much can I legally do myself?

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/811fd015be2dbb4c/b969bde719dd841e?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=54#b969bde719dd841e

Part P, the practical summary:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/7e04776220d31416/9ffc2cd75118cddf?hl=en#9ffc2cd75118cddf

Opinion & Debate on Part P

Part P has met with significant controversy. The following are discussions of some of its issues.

U need 2 know Part P:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/cee0229d33747d61/2cb1e22c4f0afd34?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=3#2cb1e22c4f0afd34

Part P the reality:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/f0ba11b72ada8b62/0d660f8a2023afc2?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=4#0d660f8a2023afc2

ODPM admits Part P consultation flawed:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/baea90c563667ee0/50302a650e1cde91?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=6#50302a650e1cde91

Part P new wiring colours -more obfuscation:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/dc1737531d663918/23a4c82608ebf7e9?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=8#23a4c82608ebf7e9

Just a thought about Part P...

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/1ad3f2588a97f897/ede5c4cf4ac37e01?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=9#ede5c4cf4ac37e01

Sinister censorship caused by Part P:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/1de39cfbfb964adb/731a5a4e81aecc84?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=12#731a5a4e81aecc84

Part P and Dishwashers:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/52f59d577d6e7f61/7c698bf5005e574f?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=15#7c698bf5005e574f

How does Part P help?

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/8ae6c2f3eeda688d/983ad5264eebbee6?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=16#983ad5264eebbee6

Part P over and out ...

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/3759ef85f2f1104e/972dace0490f9b61?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=17#972dace0490f9b61

Part P (again):

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/a15352ed28e43a4e/0df636c321b4e279?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=19#0df636c321b4e279

Part P Scenario:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/eaadeb86420f429c/d49ff267d20657fe?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=30#d49ff267d20657fe

Part P inspections:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/84dcd165d59428fd/2554e30f8dd6555d?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=38#2554e30f8dd6555d

Part P Police!

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/fb352d2c2a5c5e4e/9296408fe3a27aac?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=39#9296408fe3a27aac

Proposed Part P Building Regulations (Electrical Wiring):

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/b78bf7a82c9168da/dd31d2318894943b?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=41#dd31d2318894943b

Forthcoming Building Regulations on electrical work (Part P):

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/e7ff5bff622ec776/8bac0ee55c06a2d7?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=42#8bac0ee55c06a2d7

Electrical Building regulations (Part P) - What news?

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/149a3487457985a4/e33c99f4b6d22e58?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=50#e33c99f4b6d22e58

Part P and new rings:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/1aa196e77d27cd2/1d6685d9c942ae28?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=53#1d6685d9c942ae28

Electrical earthing:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/c1701311ccf6703f/0bed9b8d1c04c3d4?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=55#0bed9b8d1c04c3d4

Part Q?? Building Regulations:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/d47114d3af5a6c1e/6c9713ff27a89239?q=%22part+p%22&rnum=57#6c9713ff27a89239

Electrical qualifications:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/78c8f32f8485b85f/6a4294f68f20f4ee?q=%22N.+Thornton%22+OR+%22bigcat@meeow.co.uk%22&rnum=4#6a4294f68f20f4ee

Why Part P has no effect:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/0bbfc2b949400bf9/772c7d9b259f1bbb#772c7d9b259f1bbb

Unqualified but part p compliant:

http://supplychain.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4

Numbers and credibility:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/5ba47cafb3b2a46c/731e2ee8b2a724b5#731e2ee8b2a724b5

Part P summary:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/7ef9dc0722dd66ca/1aff299de33f0ad1?hl=en#1aff299de33f0ad1

Part P, safety and statistics:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.d-i-y/browse_frm/thread/2fc24a6aa9cc3183/759fba30937e55bc?hl=en#759fba30937e55bc

Part P, Mike's take:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/msg/faebedb0afce043b

Part P, a tax on safety:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.d-i-y/msg/0c079d1db059dfd0