Updates to the Wiring Regulations Q and As

We are very pleased to announce that a search facility has now been provided for both sections of the Wiring Regulations page. This enables identification of all Q and As that contain a key word that has been typed in, thus simplifying and speeding up the search process.

A number of newly agreed answers to electrical installation related questions have been added to the Wiring Regulations section of the Electrical Safety First website.

New Blue Guide on Product Safety

The revised 2016 version of the Blue Guide on the implementation of EU product legislation was approved this month. The Guide, which covers all non-food and non-agricultural products for use by consumers or professionals, provides guidance on the implementation of legislation based on the New Legislative Framework. Read more

Electrical Safety First Product Safety Event

In April, we teamed up with Intertek, to advise UK manufacturers, importers and retailers on best practice for product safety. Over the course of a half-day seminar, we discussed several areas where improvements could be made to increase consumer safety and raise industry standards. Read more

Report on Counterfeit Electrical Products

Electrical Safety First has been undertaking research into the market for counterfeit electrical products in the UK. The full report - A Shocking Rip-Off: True Cost of a Counterfeit can be found on the Reports page of the Electrical Safety First website.

Electrical Installations in Properties Prone to Flooding

This article provides guidance for electrical installers and consumers on practical measures that can be taken to minimise the risk of damage to the electrical installation and, where it is not possible to prevent flooding by water, measures that will minimise the time needed to return the installation to a serviceable condition and so allow the fastest possible re-occupation of the property. Read more

Guidance for Installers When Making Connections in Consumer Units

When the BSI/IET working group looking into the issue of consumer unit fires in household premises drew up the requirement for the use of consumer unit enclosures constructed of, or housed in, non-combustible material it was agreed that poor workmanship was the primary contributory factor to many such fires.

As a result Electrical Safety First agreed to produce guidance for installers of consumer units to help them to ensure that the many and varied connections made within a consumer unit were effective and likely to remain so – at least until the next periodic inspection of the property.

The guide can be downloaded here

Electrical Safety First would like to thank BEAMA for their invaluable assistance in the development of this guide.