electrical safety

Electrical test and measurement specialist Martindale Electric has extended its industrial socket testing offering with a new version of the popular CP201 16 Amp and 32 Amp single phase socket testers. The new enhanced CP201 features a much-simplified user interface allowing easy interpretation of results. Wiring faults are now instantly indicated by the three bright […]

Ensuring accurate test results is more than just good practice, it’s a legal and professional necessity. Rob Shepherd explains why test equipment calibration not only ensures compliance and reliability but also safeguards reputations and lives in an increasingly safety conscious world. For some electrical contractors, calibrating their test equipment rarely crosses their mind. For others, […]

The private rented sector (PRS) has grown significantly, with millions of people relying on it. Rob Shepherd explores the importance of electrical safety in these homes and how electrical contractors can prevent hazards and ensure regulatory compliance. The PRS has become one of the defining elements of the modern housing landscape. According to the English Housing […]

The impact of increasingly severe weather often leaves thousands without power for days, as experienced recently during Storm Amy and Storm Bram. Yet research from NICEIC has revealed almost one in eight UK homes have no back-up power essentials in the event of a power outage. It also suggests that many people either haven’t considered, or are […]

NAPIT has welcomed new legislation requiring social landlords to inspect and test electrical installations in their properties at least every five years. New electrical safety requirements will bring the social housing sector in England into line with existing requirements for electrical safety standards in the private rented sector.  The new electrical safety regulations have taken […]