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Thermal imaging reveals the electrical dangers faced by UK’s army of home workers

|Date: 4 December, 2020

Thermal imaging reveals the electrical dangers faced by UK’s army of home workers

The possible electrical dangers faced by Britain’s army of home workers are revealed with the help of mob ...

The possible electrical dangers faced by Britain’s army of home workers are revealed with the help of mobile thermal imaging technology. For millions of us our homes are now our offices, but very few ...

4 December, 2020
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SECTT and ESF team up to deliver 650 free lockout kits to apprentices and trainees

|Date: 12 November, 2020

SECTT and ESF team up to deliver 650 free lockout kits to apprentices and trainees

The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) has once again teamed up with Electrical Safety ...

The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) has once again teamed up with Electrical Safety First (ESF) to give free lockout kits to Scotland’s trainee electricians. Now in its 12th year ...

12 November, 2020
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Sparking safety in the Private Rented Sector

|Date: 15 January, 2020

Sparking safety in the Private Rented Sector

Government announces electrical checks for Private Rented Sector (PRS). Responding to the announcement of ...

Government announces electrical checks for Private Rented Sector (PRS). Responding to the announcement of the imminent introduction of mandatory electrical safety checks in the Private Rented Sector ( ...

15 January, 2020
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Scottish Government address product safety and the call for a central recall database

|Date: 1 October, 2019

Scottish Government address product safety and the call for a central recall database

Wayne Mackay of Electrical Safety First, comments on the recent debate on product safety and the Whirlpo ...

Wayne Mackay of Electrical Safety First, comments on the recent debate on product safety and the Whirlpool recall in the Scottish Parliament. “We are delighted that Scotland’s Minister for Business, ...

1 October, 2019
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University Professor Electrocuted by Faulty Boiler

|Date: 3 May, 2019

University Professor Electrocuted by Faulty Boiler

John Alliston, 70, of the Royal Agricultural University of Cirencester, was electrocuted by a faulty boil ...

John Alliston, 70, of the Royal Agricultural University of Cirencester, was electrocuted by a faulty boiler after touching a live copper wire in his garden in 2017. Electrical Safety First was instrum ...

3 May, 2019
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Part P : What more could be done?

|Date: 4 December, 2018

Part P : What more could be done?

Chris Bielby MBE, Chair of the Electrical Safety Roundtable, examines the progress being made on monitori ...

Chris Bielby MBE, Chair of the Electrical Safety Roundtable, examines the progress being made on monitoring and enforcing Part P of the Building Regulations, and asks what more could be done. When the ...

4 December, 2018
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Electrical Safety First Online Forum

|Date: 14 June, 2016

Electrical Safety First Online Forum

Electrical Safety First’s online forum has proved to be a popular resource for the industry, with 87,000 ...

Electrical Safety First’s online forum has proved to be a popular resource for the industry, with 87,000 views in one year – and over 5,000 in just one month. Standards provide an agreed way of doing ...

14 June, 2016
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Electrical Safety First Urges Review Response

|Date: 3 February, 2016

Electrical Safety First Urges Review Response

Electrical Safety First has been working with governments throughout the UK to develop legislation that w ...

Electrical Safety First has been working with governments throughout the UK to develop legislation that will protect both landlords and tenants. The Department for Social Development’s (DSD) Review of ...

3 February, 2016
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Electrical Safety First Calling for Change

|Date: 26 January, 2016

Electrical Safety First Calling for Change

New Act, backed by Electrical Safety First, provides protection for Welsh tenants. The Charity, Electrica ...

New Act, backed by Electrical Safety First, provides protection for Welsh tenants. The Charity, Electrical Safety First, is hopeful its call for regular electrical safety checks in Wales’ Private Rent ...

26 January, 2016
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