16th Edition online
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Money, money, money !!!!!
No, because that way every one who has to have a copy has to pay £50 for the privelege
I understand that copies of all British Standards are available for purchase, and that it's non-statutory, and I suspect that it enjoys copyright protection, but given the ubiquitousness of the content and the fact that it's in the general interests of everybody that everybody reads it, I'm a little surprised that there isn't an electronic copy being bandied around.
Softus said:
I quite agree and have always said the same about the gas pipe regs fluing regs ventilation regs open appliance regs etc British Standards. British Standards should be openly available as a resource in the interests of public safety. Perhaps then we would have kitchen design companies and fitters leaving sufficient distance above a hob for a change. As it is us having to buy the regs is yet another tax on those who do things right.
You can have my brown one for free next year softus when the new colour comes out.
Paul, without wishing to appear ungrateful, I'm likely to buy a copy of the 17th when it appears, but I'm sure that there are many genuinely deserving recipients of your kindness mingling around on the forum (and some undeserving ones too).
PS: B*gger me - the IET is sells the CD ROM version @ £395 + VAT! Why oh why oh why....
PS: B*gger me - the IET is sells the CD ROM version @ £395 + VAT! Why oh why oh why....
Softus said:
Who was who said " safety comes at a price"
I expect it was someone who bought some very expensive safety.bernardgreen said:
Safe practice, and the knowledge of it, isn't always expensive though, is it? I mean, lower road speeds have been shown to result in fewer accidents and reduced injuries innit?
And when I'm working, I always consider it cheaper to do the thing that results in the greatest safety and reliability. Compare and contrast the cost of a job done right first time with that of having to go back to fix something that someone has done poorly or unsafely.
Softus said:
The draft for public comment on the 17th edition is available to view over on the IET website here. The CD rom version of BS7671 also includes a shed more literature like the guidance notes and onsite guide etc. Don't know how much all those will work out in paperback added together??
BS7671 - £49
OSG - £17
GN1 - £30
GN2 - £20
GN3 - £22
GN4 - £20
GN5 - £20
GN6 - £20
GN7 - £25
Code of Practice for In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment - £70
Electrical Maintenance - £35
Total - £328
The other £67 comes from all the 'goodies' - whether they are worth the money is another matter, but one major advantage of the PC version is the search feature, which I imagine is very useful for those starting out.
OSG - £17
GN1 - £30
GN2 - £20
GN3 - £22
GN4 - £20
GN5 - £20
GN6 - £20
GN7 - £25
Code of Practice for In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment - £70
Electrical Maintenance - £35
Total - £328
The other £67 comes from all the 'goodies' - whether they are worth the money is another matter, but one major advantage of the PC version is the search feature, which I imagine is very useful for those starting out.
I don't think I paid £70 for Code of Practice for In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment? Still, given they don't have the publication costs involved in DVDs I don't see why it costs so much for a single user license.
Er, it isn't £67 - the paperbacks are free of VAT, whereas the CD appears not to be, which means the difference in price is around £136, and the thing that costs less to produce is sold for the higher price.davy_owen_88 said:
If they sold it at one tenth of that price then it's arguable that ten times as many people would buy a copy.
Hm. I've tried on more than one occasion, and trying out different browsers, to download that, but never succeeded.Spark123 said:
Edit: it could be because of this:
The IEE said:
There doesn't appear to be a way of saving it to disk without opening it first, and everything I've tried produces the same error.
Have you tried downloading it again recently? I'd be interested to know if you can, because it would imply there's something amiss with my PCs.
Have you tried downloading it again recently? I'd be interested to know if you can, because it would imply there's something amiss with my PCs.
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