Electrical Safety Council Briefing - Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector The private rented sector (PRS) is a major and growing part of England’s housing market, with 3.8 million households – an estimated 9 million people (1) – living in private...
A 3060 approach to protecting consumers from electrical shortcomings is the principal thrust of this year’s Electrical Safety Council Product Safety Conference. The ESC’s third important conference, it aims to put consumer safety in context in relation to electrical...
The private rented sector is growing dramatically but the array of information relating to letting can be confusing and some times key safety information can be lost in the jargon. So a concise, user-friendly guide for landlords has been published by the Electrical...
One of the electrical industry’s major accolades - The Outstanding Contribution to Electrical Excellence Award – has gone to Phil Buckle, director general of the Electrical Safety Council (ESC). The presentation was made at the 20th Electrical Industry Awards, an...
Part P of the Building Regulations, which aims to protect all home improvers from unsafe electrical installations, continues to draw important attention. A new document is due to published in October. Meanwhile the ongoing work of the Electrical Safety Council (ESC)...
New parents have ‘a worrying lack of knowledge about electrical safety issues’ says Phil Buckle, director general of the Electrical Safety Council. Among other things, they are relying too heavily on socket covers! Consequently, the ESC is urging parents to download...