electrical safety

NAPIT calls for Enhanced Electrical Safety Standards throughout the UK

Electricity is in use all around us, it can be dangerous and has the potential to be fatal, yet the legislation surrounding the safety standards of electrical installations in dwellings differs throughout the UK and between tenures. NAPIT is calling on the UK Government and devolved administrations to end this disparity to enable parity of […]

Electrical safety isn’t just for sparkies

Electricity is increasingly significant with modern heating appliances, but some installers believe electrics are for ‘sparkies’. Baxi’s Graham Collins dispels this myth and gives his top tips on safety. Generally speaking, most heating engineers are not qualified electricians and vice versa. And there continues to be a belief that it is not the job of […]

Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector is "poor" – Says NAPIT

Frank Bertie, NAPIT Trade Association Chairman, looks at electrical safety for privately rented homes: Electrical Safety in the Private Rented Sector is poor. In 2014, 16% of private rented sector tenants in England experienced problems with electrical hazards, which equates to nearly 1.5 million people living with unsafe electrics. Coupled with the fact that 5,622 […]