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Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, looks at the regulations, best practice and key considerations around passive fire stopping: Passive fire stopping is an essential requirement in the Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018). It can also be integral to meeting the requirements of key legislation such as the Health and Safety at Work Act, Electricity at Work […]

A rogue trader has been prosecuted after carrying out gas work while falsely claiming to be Gas Safe Registered. An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that Mr Chappells was not registered with Gas Safe at the time the work was undertaken at both properties, despite advertising as Gas Safe Registered on […]

The Gas Safety Trust will now be known as The CO Research Trust, to provide a more accurate reflection of the work it carries out. The organisation has also announced that Baroness Finlay will become the new Chair of the Board of Trustees.   “Our vision is a world where people are not exposed to […]

We know that budgets can vary from project to project, but what doesn’t change is the need to deliver quality and safety from the wiring devices fitted right across the install. Emma Segelov, MK Electric’s EMEA marketing operations manager, looks at how can professionals working with electrics can uphold standards even when the budget available […]

David Cowburn, Chief Operating Officer at NAPIT, reflects on the progress made by the electrical industry to enhance electrical safety standards over the past decade, including the Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (EAS), and considers the issues which remain unresolved: It doesn’t seem all that long ago, that I was sat in front of the Communities and […]