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British Standards Institute (BSi)

Source: www.bsi-global.com

Standards exist to make life safer and more efficient and to facilitate trade. Standards cover every area of life from technical guidelines for the aerospace industry to specifications for 'making things happen' - the management of diverse issues like CCTV systems, customer loyalty and even skate parks.

British Standards pioneered the development of these, along with BS 5750, which has become ISO 9000, the world's most popular management system series.

British Standards is the National Standards Body of the UK, responsible for facilitating, drafting, publishing and marketing British Standards and other guidelines.

With collaborative ventures and a strong national and international profile, British Standards is at the heart of the world of standardization.

British Standards provides UK industry and other stakeholders with their major access to and influence on standardization, both in the European arena (with CEN, CENELEC and ETSI) and internationally (with ISO and IEC).

Reference must be made to all relevant and associated standards.

BS6396: 2002 Electrical systems in office furniture and office screens.

BS7671: 2001 Requirements for Electrical Installation (IEE Wiring Regulations 16th edition)

Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 Health and Safety Legislation

Below is a brief outline of the main criteria within the standards:

BS6396: 2002 was published with regard to the use of electrical equipment within general office furniture and screens. This standard sets out in its scope the use and testing of electrical socket outlets and associated wiring when used together with a 13A fused plug and makes provision for the routing of cables through furniture.

Equipment having a rating above 5A must be supplied separately from the buildings main supply.

For safety and compliance with this standard please see below for socket configurations, which must not be exceeded.

	4 outlets individually fused 5A
	6 outlets individually fused 3.15A
	MCB option instead of master fuse
	6 outlets master fused 3.15A