Amend.3 compliance with commercial consumer unit

[spud1]

Hey,

I think I'm right in saying that the fire rating requirements of consumer units laid out in Amend.3 of BS7671 do not apply to commercial installations. Can you confirm?

If so would anyone still mention the absence of this fire rating on a commercial consumer unit during an EICR in the form of an observation, coded maybe as N/A ?

Cheers.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Why is it less important to have a fire containing consumer unit in a workplace than in a home? Why does this ONLY apply to domestic installations? Don't tell me this is a political thing.

Domestic installations are not covered by either the Health and Safety at Work Act, or the Electricity At Work Regulations, so there is no legislation in place forcing anyone to ensure they are safe.

 

[Pete999]

So why do these poorly made fuseboards seem to cause more fires in London than in the rest of the country or are all the sub standard fuseboards dumped within the M25

There are plenty of sparks installing these "poorly made" fuseboards around the country that are not spontaneously bursting into flames so I wonder where the blame really lies

Read my last post, that's my take, you can my your own mind up.