The 182 new MPs who have recently entered Parliament might well be shocked at the briefing they have just received from Electrical Safety First. The Charity, which is dedicated to reducing deaths and accidents caused by electricity, has written to…
More than 1,200 electric hot water bottles seized by Kent County Council Trading Standards officers have been described as potentially lethal. The bottles – intended for use by children – were recovered from a lorry arriving through the Port of…
A cinema operator has been fined after two employees received electric shocks from a popcorn machine. Manchester Magistrates Court fined Cineworld Ltd. £9,000, plus costs, after two members of staff at its Didsbury multiplex received electric shocks from a machine…
In another example of the potential electrical safety risks that can be associated with phone chargers, Apple has recalled adapter plugs sold with older iPhones amid concerns they might overheat. Although the UK is thought to be unaffected by the…
Fire and Rescue services have again urged residents to check electrical equipment and their smoke alarms after damaging fires caused by electrical faults. Dorset firefighters reported call outs to two properties, both of which caused thousands of pounds worth of…
The national media has again highlighted the electrical safety and fire dangers associated with the online purchase of cheap phone chargers. The Daily Mail recently reported that hundreds of thousands of such devices ‘are currently plugged into sockets in offices,…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has highlighted the risks associated with electrical safety in a case where a North London labourer received life-threatening burn injuries in an explosion when he severed a 415-volt electrical cable, unaware it was still…
A local newspaper report has highlighted the case of a couple who rented out their property in a “dangerous” condition in London’s East End being fined £14,400. The five-storey terraced house in Bow Road, Bow, occupied by several tenants, did…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) reports that a Leeds firm has been fined for safety failings after a trainee technician needed skin grafts after receiving an electric shock while using unsafe testing equipment. A 22-year-old Bradford man spent five…
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has welcomed the latest government announcement on its review of the private rented sector. The government has agreed to conduct a wide-ranging review to consolidate legislation, with the aim of producing a much simpler and…
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