New Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

1.1 This Standard specifies guidance for implementation of requirements of standards for design, installation and verification of electrical installations in buildings intended to provide safety of person, livestock and property against hazards associated with reasonable use of electricity while living in it or using it. This standard covers requirements for circuits at nominal voltage up to 1 000 V a.c. or 1 500 V d.c. and frequency 50 Hz.

1.2 This standard applies to the design, erection and verification of electrical installations of:

a) Residential premises,

b) Commercial premises,

c) Public premises,

d) Industrial premises, and

e) Special locations

1.3 This standard applies to new installations and with modification of existing installations but does not apply to temporary installation.

1.4 Words Building and Premise are used in this standard concurrently meaning the same for interpretation purpose

NOTES

1 Classification of buildings covered under the scope of this standard and their co-relation with that of NBC is given in Annex J.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex P contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards.