This is a sample of the British and European Standards used in the electrical industry.

BS 31: 1940 Specification. Steel conduit and fittings for electrical wiring
BS 67: 1987 Specification for ceiling roses
BS 88 Cartridge fuses for voltages up to and including 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c.
BS 88-1: 1988 General requirements. (Withdrawn: replaced by BS EN 60269-1:
1999)
BS 88-2.1: 1988 Specification for fuses for use by authorized persons (mainly
for industrial applications). (Also numbered BS EN 60269-2: 1995)
BS 88-2.2: 1988 Specification for fuses for use by authorized persons (mainly
for industrial application). Additional requirements for fuses with fuse-links for
bolted connections
BS 88-3.1: 1995 Specification for fuses for use by unskilled persons (mainly for
household and similar applications). (Also numbered BS EN 60269-3: 1995)
BS 88-4: 1988 Specification of supplementary requirements for fuse-links for
the protection of semiconductor devices. (Also numbered BS EN 60269-4: 1996)
BS 88-5: 1988 Specification of supplementary requirements for fuse-links for
use in a.c. electricity supply networks
BS 88-6: 1988 Specification of supplementary requirements for fuses of compact
dimensions for use in 240/415 V a.c. industrial and commercial electrical
installations
BS 196 : 1961 Specification for protected-type non-reversible plugs, socket-outlets cablecouplers
and appliance-couplers with earthing contacts for single
phase a.c.circuits up to 250 volts
BS 476 Fire tests on building materials and structure
BS 476-4: 1970 Non-combustibility test for materials
BS 476-5: 1979 Method of test for ignitability. (Withdrawn)
BS 476-6: 1989 Method of test for fire propagation for products
BS 476-7: 1997 Method of test to determine the classification of the surface
spread of flame of products
BS 476-23: 1987 Methods for determination of the contribution of components
to the fire resistance of a structure
BS 646 : 1958 Specification. Cartridge fuse-links (rated up to 5 amperes) for a.c. and
d.c. service
BS 731 Flexible steel conduit for cable protection and flexible steel tubing to enclose
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BS 731-1: 1952 Flexible steel conduit and adaptors for the protection of electric
cable
BS 842: 1965 Specification for a.c. voltage-operated earth-leakage circuit-breakers
BS 951 : 1999 Electrical earthing. Clamps for earthing and bonding. Specification
CP 1007: 1955 Maintained lighting for cinemas
BS 1361 : 1971 Specification for cartridge fuses for a.c. circuits in domestic and similar
premises
BS 1362 : 1973 Specification for general purpose fuse links for domestic and similar
purposes (primarily for use in plugs)
BS 1363 13 A plugs, socket-outlets, adaptors and connection units
BS 1363-2: 1995 Specification for 13 A switched and unswitched socket-outlets
BS 1363-4: 1995 Specification for 13 A fused connection units switched and
unswitched
BS 1442 : 1998 Specification for galvanized mild steel wire for armoured cables
BS EN 1838 : 1999 Lighting applications. Emergency lighting (also numbered BS 5266-7)
BS 2560: 1978 Specification for exit signs (internally illuminated (withdrawn,
superseded))
BS 2754 : 1976 Construction of electrical equipment for protection against electric shock
BS 2782 Methods of testing plastics
BS 2848 : 1973 Specification for flexible insulating sleeving for electrical purposes
BS 3036 : 1958 Specification for semi-enclosed electric fuses (ratings up to 100 amperes
and 240 volts to earth)
BS 3535 : 1962 Isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers
BS 3535-2: 1990 Specification for transformers for reduced system voltage
BS 3676: 1989 Switches for household and similar fixed electrical installations.
Specification for general requirements
BS 3871 Specification for miniature and moulded case circuit-breakers
BS 3871-1: 1965 Miniature air-break circuit-breakers for a.c. circuits
BS 3988 : 1970 Specification for wrought aluminium for electrical purposes. Solid
aluminium for insulated cables
BS 4293 : 1983 Specification for residual current-operated circuit-breakers
BS 4363 : 1998 Specification for distribution assemblies for reduced low voltage
electricity supplies for construction and building sites
BS 4444 : 1989 Guide to electrical earth monitoring and protective conductor proving
BS 4483: 1998 Steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete
BS 4553 Specification for 600/1000 V single-phase split concentric electric cables
BS 4553-1: 1998 Cables having PVC insulation
BS 4553-2: 1998 Cables having thermosetting insulation
BS 4553-3: 1998 Cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of
smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
BS 4568 Specification for steel conduit and fittings with metric threads of ISO form for
electrical installations
BS 4568-1: 1970 Steel conduit, bends and couplers
BS 4573: 1970 Specification for 2-pin reversible plugs and shaver socket-outlets
BS 4607 Non-metallic conduits and fittings for electrical installations
BS 4607-1: 1984 Specification for fittings and components of insulating material
BS 4607-2: 1970 Rigid PVC conduits and conduit fittings. Imperial units
BS 4607-3: 1971 Pliable corrugated, plain and reinforced conduits of selfextinguishing
plastics material
BS 4607-5: 1989 Specification for rigid conduits, fittings and components of
insulating material
BS 4678 Cable trunking
BS 4678-1: 1971 Steel surface trunking
BS 4727-2: Group 06: 1985 Glossary of electrotechnical, power, telecommunication,
electronics, lighting and colour terms. Terms particular to power
engineering. Switchgear and controlgear terminology (including fuse
terminology). (Withdrawn)
BS 4752 -1: 1977 Specification for switchgear and controlgear for voltages up to and
including 1000 V a.c. and 1200 V d.c. (Withdrawn, replaced by BS EN
60947-2: 1992)
BS 5042: 1987 Specification for bayonet lampholders
BS 5266 Emergency lighting
BS 5266-1: 1999 Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises other
than cinemas and certain other specified premises used for entertainment
BS 5266-7: 1999 Lighting applications. Emergency lighting (also numbered BS
EN 1838)
BS 5268 Structural use of timber
BS 5268-2: 2002 Code of practice for permissible stress design, materials and
workmanship
BS 5268-3: 1998 Code of practice for trussed rafter roofs
BS 5345 -1: 1989 Code of practice for selection, installation and maintenance of electrical
apparatus for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (other than
mining applications or explosive processing and manufacture)
BS 5378 -1: 1980 Safety signs and colours. Specification for colour and design
BS 5438: 1976 Methods of test for flammability of textile fabrics when subjected to a
small igniting flame applied to the face or bottom edge of vertically
oriented specimens
BS 5467: 1997 Specification for 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V armoured electrical cables
having thermosetting insulation
BS 5499-1: 2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs.
Specification for geometric shapes, colours and layout
BS 5499-3: 1990 Fire safety signs, notices and graphic symbols. Specification for
internally-illuminated fire safety signs
BS 5593 : 1978 Specification for impregnated paper-insulated cables with aluminium
sheath/neutral conductor and three shaped solid aluminium phase
conductors (CONSAC), 600/1000 V, for electricity supply
BS 5655 Lifts and service lifts
BS 5733 : 1995 Specification for general requirements for electrical accessories
BS 5839 Fire detection and alarm systems for buildings
BS 5839-1: 2002 Code of practice for system design, installation, commissioning
and maintenance
BS 5839-6: 2004 Code of practice for the design and installation of fire detection
and alarm systems in dwellings
BS 6004 : 2000 Electric cables. PVC-insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to
and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal
wiring
BS 6007: 2000 Electric cables. Single core unsheathed heat resisting cables for voltages
up to and including 450/750 V, for internal wiring
BS 6121 Mechanical cable glands
BS 6141: 1991 Specification for insulated cables and flexible cords for use in high
temperature zones
BS 6207 Mineral insulated cables with a rated voltage not exceeding 750 V
BS 6207-1: 1995 Cables
BS 6346: 1997 Specification for 600/1000 V and 1900/3300 V electrical cables having
PVC insulation
BS 6360: 1991 Specification for conductors in insulated cables and cords
BS 6387: 1994 Specification for performance requirements for cables required to
maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions
BS 6458 Fire hazard testing for electrotechnical products
BS 6458-2.1: 1984 Test methods. Glow-wire test
BS 6480 : 1998 Specification for impregnated paper-insulated lead or lead alloy sheathed
electric cables of rated voltages up to and including 33 000 V
BS 6480-1: 1988 Specification for impregnated paper-insulated cables for
electricity supply. Lead or lead alloy sheathed cables for working voltages up to
and including 33 kV
BS 6500 : 2000 Electric cables. Flexible cords rated up to 300/ 500 V, for use with
appliances and equipment intended for domestic, office and similar
environments
PD 6519 -1: 1995 Effects of current on human beings and livestock. (IEC 60476-1)
BS 6651: 1999 Code of practice for protection of structures against lightning
BS 6701: 2004 Code of practice for installation of apparatus intended for connection to
certain telecommunication systems
BS 6708: 1998 Flexible cables for use at mines and quarries
BS 6724 : 1997 Specification for 600 / 1000 V and 1900 / 3300 V armoured electrical
cables having thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke
and corrosive gases when affected by fire
BS 6891: 1988 Specification for installation of low pressure gas pipework of up to 28 mm
(R1) in domestic premises (2nd family gas)
BS 69071: 1988 Electrical installations for open-cast mines and quarries
BS 6972: 1988 Specification for general requirements for luminaire supporting couplers
for domestic, light industrial and commercial use
BS 7001: 1988 Specification for interchangeability and safety of a standardized luminaire
supporting coupler
BS 7071 : 1992 Specification for portable residual current devices
BS 7211: 1998 Specification for thermosetting insulated cables (non-armoured) for
electric power and lighting with low emission of smoke and corrosive
gases when effected by fire
BS 7288: 1990 Specification for socket-outlets incorporating residual current devices
(SRCDs)
BS 7375: 1996 Code of practice for distribution of electricity on construction and building
sites
BS 7430 : 1998 Code of practice for earthing
BS 7454 : 1991 Method for calculation of thermally permissible short-circuit currents,
taking into account non-adiabatic heating effects
BS 7629 Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant electric cables having low emission of
smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
BS 7629-1: 1997 Multicore cables
BS 7629-2: 1997 Multipair cables
BS 7655 Specification for insulating and sheathing materials for cables
BS 7655-1.2: 1997 Elastomeric insulating compounds. General 90 °C application
BS 7655-1.3: 2000 Elastomeric insulating compounds. XLPE
BS 7655-4.1: 1997 PVC sheathing compounds. Harmonized types
BS 7655-4.2: 2000 PVC sheathing compounds. General application
BS 7655-5.1: 1997 Cross-linked insulating compounds having low emission of
corrosive gases, and suitable for use in cables having low emission of smoke
when affected by fire. Harmonized cross-linked types
BS 7655-6.1 1997 Thermoplastic sheathing compounds having low emission of
corrosive gases, and suitable for use in cables having low emission of smoke
when affected by fire. General application thermoplastic
BS 7671 : 2001 Requirements for electrical installations (IEE Wiring Regulations
Sixteenth Edition)
BS 7697 : 1993 Nominal voltages for low voltage public electricity supply systems
BS 7769-1.2: 1944 Electric cables. Calculation of the current rating. Current rating
equations (100 % load factor) and calculation of losses
BS 7846: 2000 Electric cables. 600/1000 V armoured fire-resistant cables having
thermosetting insulation and low emission of smoke and corrosive
gases when affected by fire
BS 7895 : 1997 Specification for bayonet lampholders with enhanced safety
BS 8103 Structural design of low-rise buildings
BS 8103 -3: 1996 Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing
BS 8300 : 2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled
people. Code of practice
BS 8436: 2004 Specification for 300 V screened electric cables having low emission of
smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire, for use in thin
partitions and building voids
BS EN 29000 Quality systems
BS EN 50081 Electromagnetic compatibility
BS EN 50081-1: 1992 Generic emission standard. (Withdrawn. Superseded by
BS EN 61000-6-3: 2001)
BS EN 50082 Electromagnetic compatibility. (Withdrawn. Superseded by BS EN 61000-6-
1: 2001)
BS EN 50082-1: 1998 Generic immunity standard
BS EN 50085 Cable trunking and cable ducting systems for electrical installations.
BS EN 50085-1: 1999 General requirements
BS EN 50086 Specification for conduit systems for cable management
BS EN 50086-1: 1994 General requirements
BS EN 50086-2-1: 1996 Particular requirements. Rigid conduit systems
BS EN 50086-2-3: 1996 Particular requirements. Flexible conduit systems
BS EN 50171: 2001 Central power supply systems
prEN 50172 Emergency escape lighting systems (now issued as BS EN 50172: 2004, also
numbered BS 5266-8: 2004)
BS EN 50265 Common test methods for cables under fire conditions
BS EN 50265-2-1: 1999 Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a
single insulated conductor or cable. Procedures. 1 kW pre-mixed flame
BS EN 50265-2-2: 1999 Test for resistance to vertical flame propagation for a
single insulated conductor or cable. Procedures. Diffusion flame
BS EN 50281 Electrical apparatus for use in the presence of combustible dust.
BS EN 60073: 2002 Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and
identification. Coding principles for indicators and actuators
BS EN 60079-0: 2004 Electrical apparatus for explosive gas atmospheres
BS EN 60079-14: 2003 Electrical installations in hazardous areas (other than
mines)
BS EN 60204 Safety of machinery. Electrical equipment of machines
BS EN 60204-1: 1993 General requirements
BS EN 60238 : 1999 Edison screw lampholders
BS EN 60269 Low-voltage fuses
BS EN 60269-1: 1999 General requirements
BS EN 60269-2: 1995 Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by
authorized persons (fuses mainly for industrial application). (Also numbered BS
88-2.1: 1988)
BS EN 60269-3: 1995 Supplementary requirements for fuses for use by
unskilled persons (fuses mainly for household and similar applications). (Also
numbered BS 88-3.1: 1995)
BS EN 60309 Plugs, socket-outlets and couplers for industrial purposes
BS EN 60309-2: 1998 Dimensional interchangeability requirements for pin and
contact-tube accessories
BS EN 60335 Specification for safety of household and similar electrical appliances
BS EN 60335-2-53 Particular requirements. Electric sauna heating appliances
BS EN 60335-2-76 Particular requirements for electric fence energizers
BS EN 60423: 1995 Conduits for electrical purposes. Outside diameters of conduits for
electrical installations and threads for conduits and fittings
BS EN 60439 Specification for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies
BS EN 60439-1: 1999 Type-tested and partially type-tested assemblies
BS EN 60439-4: 1991 Particular requirements for assemblies for construction
sites (ACS)
BS EN 60529: 1992 Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP
code)
BS EN 60598 Luminaires
BS EN 60598-2-22: 1999 Particular requirements. Luminaires for emergency
lighting
BS EN 60702 Mineral insulated cables and their terminations with a rated voltage not
exceeding 750 V
BS EN 60702-1: 2002 Cables
BS EN 60742 : 1996 Isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers.
Requirements. (Replaces BS 3535-1: 1990)
BS EN 60898 Specification for circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household
and similar installations
BS 60898-1: 2003 Circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and
similar installations. Circuit-breakers for a.c. operation
BS EN 60909-0 : 2001 Short-circuit currents in three-phase a.c. systems. Calculation of
currents
BS EN 60947 Specification for low-voltage switchgear and controlgear
BS EN 60947-1: 2004 General rules
BS EN 60947-2: 2003 Circuit-breakers. (Replaces BS 4752-1: 1977)
BS EN 60947-3: 1999 Switches, disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and fusecombination
units
BS EN 60950: 2000 Safety of information technology equipment
BS EN 61008 Specification for residual current operated circuit-breakers without integral
overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCCBs)
BS EN 61008-1: 1995 General uses
BS EN 61008-2-1: 1995 Applicability of the general rules to RCCBs functionally
independent of line voltage
BS EN 61009 Specification for residual current operated circuit-breakers with integral
overcurrent protection for household and similar uses (RCBOs)
BS EN 61009-1: 1995 General uses
BS EN 61009-2-1: 1995 Applicability of the general rules to RCBOs functionally
independent of line voltage
BS EN 61011 Electric fence energizers
BS EN 61011: 1993 Safety requirements for mains-operated electric fence
energizers. (Replaced by BS EN 60335-2-76, but remains current)
BS EN 61011-1: 1993 Safety requirements for battery-operated electric fence
energizers suitable for connection to the supply mains. (Replaced by BS EN
60335-2-76, but remains current)
BS EN 61011-2: 1993 Safety requirements for battery-operated electric fence
energizers not for connection to the supply mains. (Replaced by BS EN 60335-2-
76, but remains current)
BS EN 61184 : 1997 Bayonet lampholders
BS EN 61386 Conduit systems for cable management
BS EN 61386 -1: 2004 General requirements
BS EN 61386 -21: 2004 Particular requirements. Rigid conduit systems
BS EN 61386 -22: 2004 Particular requirements. Pliable conduit systems
BS EN 61386 -23: 2004 Particular requirements. Flexible conduit systems
BS EN 61557 Electrical safety in low voltage distribution systems up to 1000 V a.c. and
1500 V d.c
BS EN 61557-8: 1997 Equipment for testing, measuring or monitoring of
protective measures. Insulation monitoring devices for IT systems
BS EN 61558 Safety of power transformers, power supply units and similar
BS EN 61558-1: 1998 General requirements and tests
BS EN 61558-2-5: 1998 Particular requirements for shaver transformers and
shaver supply units
BS EN 61558-2-6: 1998 Particular requirements for safety isolating transformers
for general use
BS EN 61558-2-8: 1999 Particular requirements for bell and chime transformers
BS EN 61558-2-9: 2003 Particular requirements for transformers for Class III
handlamps for tungsten filament lamps
BS EN 62262: 2002 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures for electrical equipment
against external mechanical impacts (IK code)