Hi all got my date booked for me domestic installer with the niceic and looking for some guidance. I need a health and safety policy they send through a template but not to sure.
Thanks gene
Time for some new ones. Whats everyone using?
I've had 2 pairs of Dewalt Cutter trainers which are comfortable and last relatively well, but need regular glueing on the toe piece/sole to keep it peeling away from the upper! Quite frustrating as this happens within a few months of buying...
Anyone want one of these FOC only got one spare, first come first served PM your address and I'll pop onee in the post,( Only 1 left )
UK plug pin gauge - https://www.pat-testing-training.net/articles/plug-pin-gauge.php
Hello Electricians
I'm after some general but professional advice, figured this forum would be a good place to ask and would really appreciate some help.
My ex-partner recently mentioned in conversation they had an electrician round to look at changing some light fittings for ascetic reasons...
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I hope someone can help. I only know the basics of electricity so I play it safe when I am wiring something. I just hope someone can tell me if this is safe. I want to install a single socket in my loft so have decided to buy 3 core flex and wire it to a plug top with a 13 amp fuse (plugged...
Right, looking for some info from some of you control gurus.
So I'm very interested in control sytems, panels etc have even built a few and have come across safety relays, trying to get the hang of how they are actually implemented into a control system, I've studied plenty of the safety relay...
this man was relatively unknown to me till today, from what ive seen he seems a bit on the mental side
i know there is folk that ---- and moan about health and safety but can see why access equipment is all the rage nowadays
i refuse to go up ladders if the building is above 2 stories...
I need to have one for the next assessment the GOV.UK site has one which is a joke all I have to do is repeat myself over and over basically just entering my name as i am a sole trader does anybody have a suggestion were I can download one that actually makes sense,
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Hi guys. I've recently purchased a new property and the following notice was left for me. Does anyone have the right lexicon to explain this to a complete novice?
As a side note, My oven always trips the fuse box and doesn't work, yet all the other electrical circuits are fine - could this be...
Hi all, just saying hello and hoping someone can give me some advice on safety in a kitchen area around a sink unit.
I have had a kitchen installed by a company and they have disconnected a couple of old sockets near to my sink unit. I have looked behind my tumble dryer and found the attached...
I recently had CCTV installed and the contractor installed a plug socket in my loft, spurred from the lighting circuit - which is unearthed. He added a four-plug extension lead to take the plugs for the four cameras. Is this safe? Or should I be concerned? Many thanks for any advice and help.
Karen
in 2003 i engaged a builder to extend my property.
1-when I asked for 3 light switches to control 1 light, it took him a week to find out how to do it....he ran multiple cables , just in case, until he found out how it should be done...
2-he fitted a consumer unit, but immediately it kept...
Hi all,
I've been asked to provide an EIC some two years after the work was completed.
I did a cert at the time but the client claimed not to have received it. He now wants a guarantee of electrical safety.
OK so no problem getting a copy of the cert. It was a paper version but even so, I did a...
As someone who knows only enough to be dangerous I have 2 questions that are linked to electrical and was hoping for "yep that's ok" or "omg are you crazy?" to my proposed solutions.
I am about to decorate my bathroom and before starting need to tackle a couple of holes in walls.
1. A hole cut...
T'was reading this article TripActivator | RCD Fire Safety - http://professional-electrician.com/features/tripactivator-rcd-fire-safety/ in the latest edition of PE.
Seems a novel idea, but I can sense our domestic CU's getting bigger, with them and AFDD's
This course discusses the technical section of a COMAH safety report which should describe the Design, Construction, Operation, Maintenance and Modification of the COMAH site. The course covers the Process Safety, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Control and Instrumentation and Human Factors...
This course will help delegates understand how to specify and design safety related control circuits which comply with the requirements of both the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 (Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC) and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations. It explains...
This conference run by North West Regional Association, targets learning from mistakes after an accident and will cover Accident Investigation, Learning lessons the hard way, Electrical safety, Cultural Safety, Human Factors.
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For the last six years we have tested a five pitch caravan park on a farm. First year I rewired between all the meters and switchgear because the Caravan Club rightly condemned it, see pics of my efforts. Only two of the original rcds have been replaced since. This week one of the pitched...
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