What is Part P

Part P applies to electrical installations in buildings or parts of buildings
comprising:
• Dwelling houses and flats;
• Dwellings and business premises that have a common supply, for
example shops and public houses with a flat above;
• Common access areas in blocks of flats such as corridors and
staircases;
• Shared amenities of blocks of flats such as laundries and
gymnasiums.
Part P applies also to parts of the above electrical installations:
• In or on land associated with the buildings - for example Part P
applies to fixed lighting and pond pumps in gardens;
• In outbuildings such as sheds, detached garages and greenhouses.
Note 1: The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations (1992)
apply in common parts of flats and similar buildings if people such as
cleaners and caretakers are employed to work in them.
Note 2: The Electricity at Work Regulations (1989) covers all electrical work
carried out professionally (i.e. at work) and the competence of the
individuals carrying out that work.
Note 3: Part P is concerned with safety and does not directly cover system
functionality.
Note 4: Part P does not specifically cover Dwellings in places of work
normally covered by the Electricity at Work Regulations (1989), such as
Caretakers Flats in Schools, Student Halls of Residence, MOD Barracks etc.

Source: w w w . n a p i t . o r g . u k