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Electricity

Links to all of the Electrical Guidance Notes (EGNs), providing the BBC with technical guidance.
EGN1 - Management of Electrical Safety at BBC
EGN3 - Residual Current Devices (RCDs)
EGN4 - Mains Isolating Transformers
EGN7 (A) - Power distribution and rigging on location and outside of permanent studios
EGN7 (B) - Power distribution and rigging on location and outside of permanent studios
EGN7 (C) - Production activities using more than 6 kW; with electrician but no OB technical vehicles
EGN9 - Portable Appliance Electrical Safety and Testing
EGN10 - Safe Working with Live or Powered Equipment
EGN12 - Safety Evaluation of Locally Purchased Electrical Equipment
EGN15 - Inspection, Testing & Certification of Mobile Electrical Systems - (MES)
EGN16 - Racks and Rack or Bay Mounted Equipment - Safety Inspection and Testing
EGN18 - Batteries- Safe Use, Maintenance and Disposal
EGN20 - Mains extension cables - use and safety testing
Fuses & Circuit Breakers
Efficient and suitably located means for the protection from excess current
Earthing
Description of the earthing requirements for electrical equipment
Isolation and switching
Description of requirements for isolating systems and installations.
Power distribution on Location
Rules around the 'small-scale' use of electricity
Portable Appliances
All portable electrical equipment must be suitable for its intended purpose
Back-up power supplies
Riles around the use of UPS
High Voltage
high-voltage equipment (i.e. voltages exceeding 1000 V a.c. or 1500 V d.c. between conductors, or 600 V a.c. or 900 V d.c. between conductors and Earth
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