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Electrical Safety Funding for Darlington
20th May 2014
The Trading Standards Department from Darlington Borough Council has been awarded prestigious government funding to carry out a safety campaign on the region’s nightlights.
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Follow-up after Success of Product Safety Conference
13th May 2014
Last year’s Product Safety Conference was recently followed up by Electrical Safety First (formerly the Electrical Safety Council) and some leading industry figures to discuss the results of the conference.
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NICEIC and Hillary Devey Promote Female Electricians
28th May 2013
With job market uncertainty and figures which reveal that more than 1.1 million women alone have become unemployed since the beginning of the recession, it’s no surprise that skilled trades are becoming more popular. Studies are revealing that the answer to the recession is for people to learn skilled trades. This combined with many women reporting feeling undervalued by their...
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Electrical Industry Conference Rapidly Approaching
23rd May 2013
The Electrical Industry Conference set to take place in June at the ICC in Birmingham has been put together by the ECA and has been marketed as an event all about business. When they say that the event is all about business, what they mean is that it’s about understanding industry changes and managing these changes whilst keeping on top...
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Apollo 600 at Health Expo
21st May 2013
Seaward are showcasing their new Apollo 600 tester at the Safety and Health Expo 2013 in June. They are marketing the new machine as the latest electrical tester which establishes a new approach to workplace testing and maintenance. The difference between the Apollo 600 and previous models of PAT tester is that this new machine has been designed in line...
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New IET Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management
14th May 2013
The IET, the producers of the IET Code of Practice - effectively the bible for PAT technicians, are now producing a new Code of Practice for Electrical Safety Management. They say that the publication, due out this summer, is to address the fact that there are currently a number of publications on electrical safety but there isn’t one source on...
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Fourth Edition Labelling Issues
10th May 2013
The new fourth edition of the IET Code of Practice has sparked discussion on its recommendation for retesting dates not to be labelled on the pass labels, as has been common practice until now. New recommendations now say that the date appliances should be retested should be withheld from the pass label and it has been reported that this has...
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Fire Safety Fund Focuses on Appliances
7th May 2013
The Electrical Safety Council’s Fire Safety Fund is still accepting applications for grants until the 17th May 2013 up to the sum of £5000. The fund was set up to help consumer organisations including companies such as the Fire and Rescue service, charities, Trading Standards, etc. These organisations can apply for grant funding to help pay for fire prevention measures...
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Warning Issued to Landlords on Appliance Recalls
30th April 2013
It seems we can’t get away from faulty appliances and recalls from manufacturers due to faulty goods being sold to the public. Now landlords are being warned to be careful with appliances in their rental properties after a caution was issued following the recent influx of product safety recalls. The warning has been issued only a few weeks after the...
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NAPIT EXPO Details Announced
26th April 2013
NAPIT are holding their annual EXPO event for 2013 in June this year. Amongst the exhibitors will be a number of familiar companies and some new ones too. Confirmed exhibitors at the event include Aico, Amtech, Brother, Buy with Confidence, Eco Skies, Fluke, Grant UK, Kewtech, Martindale Electric, Megger, Metrel, NVC Lighting, Testo, Trustmark and Wera Tools. There are sure...
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