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Tips to keep your family safe this summer

Posted on 4th August 2022

During the summer holidays a family camping trip might be ideal. However, it’s important to know how to stay safe around high voltage electricity while you’re getting closer to nature.

With overseas travel disruption expected in airports, on trains and roads, a ‘staycation’ might be an attractive alternative this summer. However, outdoor activities like camping and flying kites can expose your family to electrical risks.

Families need to take care when camping near overhead power cables

Electrical safety for farmers

Posted on 13th June 2022

Electrical power providers, UK Power Networks, is working with the National Farmers’ Union to make farmers more aware of the importance of electrical safety.

Ahead of the harvest season safety advisors will be attending a series of NFU-led events from 23 June at farms across the East of England including Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. The aim is to reach around 700 farmers with important health and safety messages.

Prioritising electrical safety in the building sector

Posted on 12th April 2022

People working in construction have been involved in the highest number of cable damage incidents in London, the South East and East of England during the past year.

Prioritising electrical safety in the sector could significantly reduce the risks of injury and save the time and cost of delays when electrical cabling and equipment is damaged.

Builders are involved in more electrical incidents than any other trade

Electrical safety risks and net zero homes

Posted on 1st March 2022

Government plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will change our homes.

New technology is creating a web of interconnected challenges and risks. At the same time the UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe.

As we rely more and more on electricity and connectivity there’s a risk that electrical safety won’t be given the attention it deserves as part of the process.

Safety codes for electricity poles

Posted on 21st December 2021

Now power poles across the East of England have a unique number and QR code to help keep people safe

UK Power Networks, who own and maintain electricity cables and lines across London, the South East and East of England, has introduced a new safety feature to their electricity poles.

You will now see unique six-digit numbers and quick response (QR) codes on almost half a million electricity poles in the East of England.

Building Safety Bill – disappointment about electrical safety checks for high-rise buildings

Posted on 29th July 2021

High-rise buildings should have electrical safety checks

Electrical Safety First and many other commentators have said they are disappointed that the recently published Building Safety Bill doesn’t propose mandatory electrical safety checks in high-rise buildings.

Earlier this year a tower block in East London was badly damaged and residents were evacuated after a fire caused by a faulty consumer unit.

In many high-rise blocks there will be a mix of privately rented, social and owner-occupied flats. Without mandatory electrical safety checks for all of them electrical safety and the associated fire risks can depend on the type of tenure for each flat and the awareness of occupants.

Home rewiring projects – what you should know

Posted on 25th June 2021

If you are working on a property renovation or refurbishment project then Building Regulations will probably apply to your wiring work and electrics.

If your electrics aren’t properly installed, they can be a fire hazard and could lead to injury or electrocution. That’s why they have been brought into the Building Regulations under Part P.

Cabling and fire safety

Posted on 26th May 2021

The fire resistance of insulated cables plays an important part in building safety.

It must be easy for building designers, specifiers, and contractors to identify and install suitable cables that can survive real-life fire conditions.

Fix it or ditch it?

Posted on 12th May 2021

Do you like to mend things when they are broken?

In Europe there’s now a ‘right to repair’ (R2R) movement. It argues that technical information and genuine parts should be widely available, allowing people to mend their appliances. However, manufacturers say that these should only be supplied to qualified professional repairers.

National Home Improvement Month

Posted on 24th September 2020

September is National Home Improvement Month (NHIM) which aims to encourage homeowners in the UK to start home improvement projects.

The NHIM challenge is for people to #makeonechange in their home.

Last year, over 17 million adults across the UK made changes to their homes. With many of us spending more time at home than expected this year, even more are expected to start some home improvement projects.