23-year old Rhys Boni has been crowned 2018 SkillELECTRIC champion after excelling in a two-day practical competition at WorldSkills UK LIVE – the nation’s largest skills and careers event with over 80,000 visitors.
Commenting on Hard-Wired Problems – a new report highlighting key issues, around electric heating, such as fuel poverty in Scotland – Wayne Mackay of safety charity Electrical Safety First, said: “We welcome this report, which shows a higher proportion of Scots are
A round table follow-up to the Electrical Safety Council’s (ESC) highly successful Product Safety Conference will take place on 5 March in Church House, Westminster.
Commenting on the new Scottish Housing Bill, Phil Buckle, director general of the Electrical Safety Council (ESC), said: “The Scottish Government’s aim of improving conditions in the Private Rented Sector (PRS) is one we strongly support. We also hope the code of
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has joined forces with a number of other charities and organisations to promote better electrical safety in the Scottish private rented sector (PRS). An open letter has been sent to Margaret Burgess MSP, the minister for housing
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) hasnwelcomed the introduction of the London Rental Standard (LRS) as a positive development but is concerned it does not go far enough in improving electrical safety.
The next generation of young Scottish electricians will have a safe start to their career – due to an initiative from the Electrical Safety Council (ESC) and the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT).
If a car mechanic deliberately shortcut a service that subsequently resulted in the death of the driver, they would almost certainly be jailed. Yet, until a few weeks ago, the negligent practice of two electricians that directly resulted in the death of
The new amendment to Part P, which means a reduction in notifiable work, has just come into effect. Further changes allowing the use of a registered third party to certify such work (as an alternative to using a building control body) will
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) is aiming to create a collaborative approach to recent changes to the industry’s landscape. An electrical industry seminar – designed to bring together key players to consider a range of developments currently impacting on the sector –
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