Consultations & Drafts for Public Comments (DPCs)

ECA encourages all Members to get involved in public consultations and drafts for public comments (DPCs).

The comments that Members provide make a huge difference in how legislation and Standards are developed. All comments are considered, and appreciated.

This is an opportunity for Members to be the difference, make an impact and become change makers.

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Technical Consultations

What is a draft for public comment?

BSI, the UK's National Standards Body (NSB), develops standards with a dedicated panels of experts, within technical committees. As soon as a draft is ready, it is made available for anyone to view and comment and is called a draft for public comment (DPC). Every public comment BSI receives on a draft standard is considered by the relevant panel of experts and BSI staff and the final published standard is updated as appropriate.

PAS 2000:2026 PAS 2000:2026, Construction products – Bringing safe products to market – Code of practice

PAS 2000:2026, Contruction products - Brining safe products to market - code of practice, is currently out for DPC. ECA would encourage all Members involved in bringing products to market to read and comment where appropriate.

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Status: Public comments open until 18 August 2025

For more information contact:

technical@eca.co.uk

BS EN 60079-101 Ed.1.0 Explosive atmosphere – Part 101: Principles of explosion protection

This document is a basic overview of the principles of hazardous area and is a helpful guide to non-hazardous specialists.

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Status: Public comments open until 27 August 2025

For more information contact:

technical@eca.co.uk

BS 7430 Protective earthing of electrical installations − Code of practice

This British Standard provides recommendations for earthing of electrical installations, including:

a) protective earthing of low voltage installations to BS 7671;

b) the interface between LV and HV substations conforming to BS EN IEC 61936-1:2021 within buildings;

c) protective earthing arrangements for generators running in parallel with a distribution network operators (DNO) or a private HV/LV transformer supplying low voltage installations;

d) protective earthing and changeover switch arrangements for UPS and generators supplying low voltage installations; and

e) AC supplies derived from DC supplies, e.g. solar, batteries, wind.

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Status: Public comments open until 10 September 2025

Contact details to comment or for more information:

technical@eca.co.uk

See how your comments impacted past consultations:

The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023 consultation

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Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: implementation

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Building regulation

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The Electrical Safety Standards for Private Tenancies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

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NI Call for Evidence on Renewable Energy

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