The charity, Electrical Safety First, is worried the government’s proposed Scotland Bill, which will devolve further powers to the Scottish Parliament, has forgotten consumer protection – and a weapon to curb the tide of counterfeits entering the UK.
Electrical wholesaler Newey & Eyre has pledged its full support to Amendment 3 of the wiring regulations while asserting that it is vital for installers to get up to speed now. The third amendment to the Wiring Regulations includes a number of
An electrician narrowly avoided jail after falsely claiming to be registered with Elecsa. Steven Mitchell who traded as CCC Electrical was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on 17 April 2015 to 12 months imprisonment suspended for two years.
E2S Warning Signals has published a new Guide for Hazardous Areas which is available as a free download from its website. The guide has been put together with specifiers and hazardous area engineers in mind with matrix tables that enable fast cross-referencing
Northern Ireland construction company, Powerteam, is flying high with its latest investment of £200k in top-of-the-range protective clothing for its workforce as the company responsible for making the garments also makes clothing for military pilots, including the Red Arrows. Managing Director of Powerteam, which
Work Safety Solutions has launched a new Large Lockout Kit for 2014, this kit incorporates a wide range of Masterlock electrical and valve lockout devices as well as nine padlocks and six hasps, the kit is stored in a Stanley wheeled heavy
There is often much confusion in the workplace as to what we should and shouldn’t be doing in order to fulfil our obligations to current safety legislation. In order to try and bring all of the relevant subjects together, and to clarify
Brady Corporation, a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of safety identification solutions, has added three new padlock products to an already extensive product range in specialised lockout/tagout locks. “We added compact aluminium padlocks, long body safety padlocks and reinforced padlocks”, said Dominique Roosen,
Zentner Elektrik-Mechanik GmbH has chosen a lock manufactured by Camlock Systems to protect their IT enclosures from unauthorized access. Zentner is a long established, family-owned company specializing in the manufacture of enclosures for the IT, medical and machinery industries. The company offers
Worldwide arc fault accidents are the predominant cause for accidents during work on electrical installations. In the event of an electric arc flash, workers are exposed to temperatures of more than 10,000°C. Severe burns, injury and death are the possible tragic consequences
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