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HSE UPDATE - Electricity at Work: Safe Working Practices

10 September 2013

The HSE has recently published an updated version of Electricity at work: Safe working practices. The guidance covers the key elements to consider when devising safe working practices and is for people who carry out work on or near electrical equipment. It includes advice for managers and supervisors who control or influence the design, specification, selection, installation, commissioning, maintenance or operation of electrical equipment. This third edition updates the guidance and provides sources...
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Electricity Testing Myth

6 May 2012

The HSE has republished their advice on 'electricity appliance testing'. Firms are urged to pull the plug on £30m of wasted electrical safety tests. It is a myth that every portable electrical appliance needs to be tested once a year. A vast amount of money is wasted doing these unnecessary tests each year; we are all looking for savings at the moment! See www.hse.gov.uk/press for further details.
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