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Mark Coles discusses the latest updates to the IET's Wiring Regulations BS 7671 and their implications.

The IET’s Wiring Regulations BS 7671, colloquially known as the wiring regs, are a constantly evolving body of work and its latest iteration was launched in April 2026. It contains substantive changes in areas such as batteries, medical environments and power over Ethernet. E+T asked Mark Coles, head of technical regulations at the IET, to both explain the background to the update and summarise the key changes in the latest revision, and what practical changes they will make to the world of t...

People in this episode

Guest: Mark Coles

Topics covered

• wiring regulations
• technical standards
• electrical safety
• power over Ethernet
• medical environments

Keywords

• wiring regs
• BS 7671
• IET
• electrical regulations
• April 2026
• batteries
• medical environments
• power over Ethernet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IET

Books & works: Wiring Regulations BS 7671

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