Heads-up on the enforcement of new cable colour code for electrical wiring

MOST Malaysians rarely think about the electrical wiring hidden behind the walls of their homes so long as the lights, air conditioners and other household appliances work when they are switched on.

Hence, most would not have paid much attention to the Energy Commission’s announcement on June 11 about the enforcement of the implementation of the new cable colour code for electrical wiring. Malaysia is adopting the internationally harmonised IEC 60445 standard, replacing the traditional colour coding system based largely on the former British standard.