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2010 Circulars

Below are the circulars issued in 2010. You can also view circulars by category.

December

Circular 128 2010 – Be the Star of the Show
Date published online: 16/12/2010, Category: Sales & Marketing

Circular 127 2010 – Qualification requirements for new Qualified Supervisors
Date published online: 16/12/2010, Category: Training

Circular 126 2010 – ECA’s new A-Z Guide to Sustainability
Date published online: 09/12/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 125 2010 – Changing legislation for cable joint resins
Date published online: 09/12/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 124 2010 – ECA Management Development Programme update
Date published online: 08/12/2010, Category: Training

Circular 123 2010 – Edmundson Awards now open
Date published online: 08/12/2010, Category: Training

Circular 122 2010 – Review of JIB Terms and Conditions of Employment
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 121 2010 – JIB Lodging Allowance Increase
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 120 2010 – Royal Wedding Bank Holiday
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 119 2010 – HSE updates Fire Safety in Construction Guide
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Health & Safety

Circular 118 2010 – Changes to penalties for late CIS returns
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Finance Matters

Circular 117 2010 – New ECA guide to energy savings and carbon reduction
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 116 2010 – Updated Code for Sustainable (New) Homes
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 115 2010 – Bank Holiday changes for 2011
Date published online: 06/12/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 114 2010 – Guidance on non-attendance at site due to adverse weather conditions
Date published online: 02/12/2010, Category: Employee Relations

November

Circular 113 2010 - ECA private staff health insurance 2011 renewal
Date published online: 16/11/2010, Category: ECA service updates

Circular 112 2010 – EDF Energy Networks changes its business name to UK Power Networks
Date published online: 15/11/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 111 2010 - Update on Fair Payment and central Government contracts
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: Finance matters

Circular 110 2010 - Enter your top trainees for ECA Edmundson awards
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: Training

Circular 109 2010 - Updated Redundancy Guidance now available
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 108 2010 - Update on JIB Wage Review 2011 – 2012
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 107 2010 - New Best Practice Guide published on accuracy and consistency of test instruments
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 106 2010 - Welsh microgeneration network launched
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: South Wales news

Circular 105 2010 - FREE downloadable report on low carbon housing refurbishment trial
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 104 2010 - PD 6531:2010 Queries and interpretations on BS 5839-1
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 103 2010 – ECA launches new private staff health insurance quotation facility
Date published online: 12/11/2010, Category: ECA service updates

October

Circular 102 2010 – The Bribery Act
Date published online: 29/10/2010, Category: Tendering & contract administration

Circular 101 2010 - Report on the 2010 JIB National Conference
Date published online:  22/10/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 100 2010 - The JIB option on Mechanical Disciplines
Date published online:  22/10/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 99 2010 - Impact of the Government Spending Review on CRC and FITs
Date published online:  22/10/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 98 2010 - New Training Requirements for Qualified Supervisors
Date published online:  20/10/2010, Category: Training

Circular 97 2010 - Safecontractor joins Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP)
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Pre-qualification

Circular 96 2010 - Mechanical Daywork Rates
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Tendering & contract administration

Circular 95 2010 - Update on the JIB/SJIB Wage Review 2011 - 2012
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 94 2010 - Free CHAS registration assessment through the ECA
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Health & Safety

Circular 93 2010 - Rethinking Housing Refurbishment Demonstration Project
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 92 2010 - BIS launches PAS 91 pre-qualification guidelines
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Pre-qualification

Circular 91 2010 - Free commercial report on Feed-in Tariffs (FITs)
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 90 2010 - ECA partners with Recolight
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 89 2010 – Gold and silver for NG Bailey at SkillElectric
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Training

Circular 88 2010 - SummitSkills seeks new board member
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Training

Circular 87 2010 - Removal of the default retirement age
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 86 2010 - East Region raises funds for local children’s charity
Date published online:  18/10/2010, Category: Regional

Circular 85 2010 - Want to know about changing industry requirements?
Date published online: 18/10/2010, Category: Training

Circular 84 2010 – Part L of the Building Regulations
Date published online: 04/10/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 83 2010 – Photovoltaic Inverter Warning
Date published online: 01/10/2010, Category: Technical

September

Circular 82 2010 – BS 8903:2010, a new British Standard on sustainable procurement
Date published online: 28/09/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 81 2010 – National Minimum Wage rate will increase from 1 October 2010
Date published online: 24/09/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 80 2010 – ECA to address low carbon economy forum
Date published online: 24/09/2010, Category: Training

Circular 79 2010 – Councils can now sell renewable energy back to the grid
Date published online: 23/09/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 78 2010 – ECA is proud to sponsor this year’s Netcoms Event
Date published online: 23/09/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 77 2010 – RISCAuthority announce alterations to installed intruder alarm signalling systems
Date published online: 23/09/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 76 2010 – ECA is proud sponsor of this year’s CIBSE Conference
Date published online: 23/09/2010, Category: Sales & Marketing

Circular 75 2010 – A new look for ECS cards is launched
Date published online: 23/09/2010, Category: Training

Circular 74 2010 - Fourth edition of ‘Electrical Installation Calculations now available
Date published online: 23/09/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 73 2010 - Equality Act 2010 comes into effect on 1 October 2010
Date published online: 16/09/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 72 2010 - ENA Distributed Generation Connection Guides
Date published online: 01/09/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 71 2010 - EDF change to the Small Services Connections process
Date published online: 01/09/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 70 2010 - New Electrium Product Recall Notice
Date published online: 01/09/2010, Category: Technical

August

Circular 69 2010 - HSE supports guidance on preventing entrapment in MEWPs
Date published online: 20/08/2010, Category: Health & Safety

Circular 68 2010 - Cancellation of Atlas Kablo BASEC Licence
Date published online: 11/08/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 67 2010 - Mitsubishi issues Ecodan product recall after “explosion”
Date published online: 10/08/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 66 2010 - ECA introduces new Vice President
Date published online: 06/08/2010, Category: ECA Service updates

July

Circular 65 2010 - ECA Edmundson Apprentice and Adult Trainee winners
Date published online: 30/07/2010, Category: Training

Circular 64 2010 - ECA Management Programme Update
Date published online: 30/07/2010, Category: Training

Circular 63 2010 - Dates for Fire Detection and Alarms courses
Date published online: 30/07/2010, Category: Training

Circular 62 2010 - ECA and Lightmongers crown first electrical master
Date published online: 30/07/2010, Category: Training

Circular 61 2010 - Registered Members have access to dedicated IET advisor  
Date published online: 30/07/2010, Category: Training

Circular 60 2010 - Updated version of BS 6701:2010 now available
Date published online: 29/07/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 59 2010 - Updated version of BS EN 60079-29-4:2010 now available
Date published online: 29/07/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 58 2010 - Action Retention Abuse
Date published online: 29/07/2010, Category: Tendering & contract administration

Circular 57 2010 - Periodic Inspection Reporting - BS 7671:2008  
Date published online: 12/07/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 56 2010 - Want to relocate to Yorkshire?
Date published online: 12/07/2010, Category: Sales & marketing

Circular 55 2010 - New Notice from BASEC regarding Atlas Kablo Cable
Date published online: 07/07/2010, Category: Technical

June

Circular 54 2010 - New AM2 – first quarter feedback
Date published online: 29/06/2010, Category: Training

Circular 53 2010 - Tool to translate non-UK qualifications now available online
Date published online: 29/06/2010, Category: Training

Circular 52 2010 - Free Carbon Trust publications now available
Date published online: 28/06/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 51 2010 - ECA and VPB guidance on successful van management
Date published online: 28/06/2010, Category: Environment

Circular 50 2010 - View ECA’s management course video
Date published online: 25/06/2010, Category: Training

Circular 49 2010 - New Press Release from ACI regarding Atlas Kablo Cable
Date published online: 25/06/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 48 2010 - New ITEC leaflet on 3D Audio Visual Systems
Date published online: 25/06/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 47 2010 - 17th Edition, Amendment No. 1 – Draft for Public Comment
Date published online: 24/06/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 46 2010 - Change to industry qualifications
Date published online: 09/06/2010, Category: Training

Circular 45 2010 - JTL - £1m apprenticeship funding
Date published online: 07/06/2010, Category: Training

Circular 44 2010 Atlas Kablo Cable
Date published online: 07/06/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 43 2010 - Electrium Product Recall Notice for Faulty MCBs
Date published online: 04/06 2010, Category: Technical

May

Circular 42 2010 - National Joint Council Environmental Engineers….
Date published online: 27/05/2010, Category: Employee relations

Circular 41 2010 - Faulty Electrium (Wylex/Crabtree/Volex) MCBs
Date published online: 20/05/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 40 2010 - Draft for Public Comment BS 7671:2008 Amendment No. 1
Date published online: 20/05/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 39 2010 - CIBSE summer sale
Date published online: 20/05/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 38 2010 - Please let the ECA know your direct email address
Date published online: 20/05/2010, Category: ECA Service updates

Circular 37 2010 - ECA credit incentive rebate
Date published online: 20/05/2010, Category: ECA Service updates

Circular 36 2010 - Updated AM2 Assessment launched
Date published online: 11/05/2010, Category: Training

Circular 35 2010 - RAE Funding initiative for UK engineers
Date published online: 11/05/2010, Category: Training

Circular 34 2010 - The last edition of the Monthly Mailing
Date published online: 10/05/2010, Category: ECA Service updates

Circular 33 2010 - ECA's new Membership Certification Scheme
Date published online: 10/05/2010, Category: ECA Service updates

Circular 32 2010 - Flight Cancellations - Volcanic Ash
Date published online: 10/05/2010, Category: Tendering & contract administration

Circular 31 2010 - ECA to participate in Home Technology Event
Date published online: 10/05/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 30 2010 - Circuit Breakers Made By Electrium Companies
Date published online: 10/05/2010, Category: Technical

March

Circular 29 2010 - Does the ECA have your direct email address?
Date published online: 30/03/2010, Category: Sales & marketing

Circular 28 2010 - New Fit notes
Date published online: 30/03/2010, Category: Employee Relations

Circular 27 2010 - Rates of Maternity Pay, Paternity Pay, Adoption Pay and Statutory Sick Pay 
Date published online: 30/03/2010, Category: Employee relations

Circular 26 2010 - Government introduces ‘renewables’ feed-in tariffs
Date published online: 18/03/2010, Category: Envionment

Circular 25 2010 - Domestic sized gas meter boxes
Date published online: 12/03/2010, Category: Technical

February

Circular 24 2010 - CMI accreditation for ECA Education & Training
Date published online: 25/02/2010, Category: Training

Circular 23 2010 - FSA/FPA Brochure
Date published online: 25/02/2010, Category: Training

Circular 22 2010 - ECA Downloadable Technical Certificates
Date published online: 11/02/2010, Category: Technical

Circular 21 2010 - Penalties for Late Payment to HMRC
Date published online: 02/02/2010, Category: Finance matters

Circular 20 2010 - CRB Checks
Date published online: 02/02/2010, Category: Crime Record Bureau (CRB) checks

Circular 19 2010 - SkillElectric 2010 – Call for ECA entries  
Date published online: 02/02/2010, Category: Training

Circular 18 2010 - Fire Detection & Alarms and Emergency Lighting training 
Date published online: 02/02/2010, Category: Training

Circular 17 2010 - ECA renewable energy installation training and the feed-in tariff
Date published online: 02/02/2010, Category: Training

Circular 16 2010 - ECA Edmundson Awards closing date for applications  
Date published online: 02/02/2010, Category: Training

January

Circular 15 2010 - Updated AM2 to be introduced in April
Date published online: 14/01/10, Category: Training

Circular 14 2010 - ECA Edmundson Awards
Date published online: 14/01/10, Category: Training

Circular 13 2010 - Member update on the Training Fund
Date published online: 14/01/10, Category: Training

Circular 12 2010 - Hascom newsletters on the ECA website
Date published online: 13/01/10, Category: Health & safety

Circular 11 2010 - Christmas and New Year dates 2010/11
Date published online: 13/01/10, Category: Employee relations

Circular 10 2010 - Change in statutory payment limits
Date published online: 13/01/10, Category: Employee relations

Circular 9 2010 - Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act
Date published online: 13/01/10, Category: Finance matters

Circular 8 2010 - Recovery of Time using Contractual Entitlements
Date published online: 13/01/10, Category: Tendering & contract administration

Circular 7 2010 - Registered Qualified Supervisors’ qualifications
Date published online: 11/01/10, Category: Training

Circular 6 2010 - ECA Management Development Training Programme
Date published online: 08/01/10, Category: Training

Circular 5 2010 - DCLG Building Regs Competent Person Scheme Consultation
Date published online: 07/01/10, Category: Technical

Circular 4 2010 - Updated Best Practice Guide
Date published online: 05/01/10, Category: Technical

Circular 3 2010 - Draft for Public Comment BS 5839-9
Date published online: 05/01/10, Category: Technical

Circular 2 2010 - 10% CIBSE Discount for ECA members
Date published online: 05/01/10, Category: Technical

Circular 1 2010 - Old Fault Voltage-Operated Circuit Breakers
Date published online: 05/01/10, Category: Technical