Last week at an event in the Houses of Parliament, the Minister for Communities and Local Government, Stephen Williams MP, officially unveiled the new mark and register for all domestic Part P registered electrical installers. The new website and logo was developed by all Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) authorised electrical Competent Person Scheme Operators in a bid to create a single point of reference for consumers seeking a registered electrical contractor.
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Fears Over Third Party Inspector Scheme: NICEIC and ELECSA Say No
Recently the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) announced amendments to the Building Regulations. These amendments relate to the introduction of third party certification schemes for electrical work in domestic dwellings. Continue reading → -
A Close Look at Flue Gas Analysers
Flue gas analysers have become more popular in recent years with gas and heating engineers. Continue reading → -
The Gas Safe Workspace App Has Landed - How Will It Help You?
Gas Safe recently launched the Workspace app for Gas Safe registered engineers to manage customer details, scheduling, appointments and use gas calculation tools. Continue reading → -
Get Girls Plumbing Campaign gets Underway
Many people in the electrical industry have heard of the successful and ongoing campaign to get more women into the industry titled ‘Jobs for the Girls’. However, WaterSafe has now created a similar campaign for the plumbing industry called ‘Get Girls Plumbing’. Continue reading → -
Worker in 2-Week Coma following Burns in 415V Electrical Explosion
A North London labourer received life-threatening burn injuries in an explosion when he severed a 415V electrical cable, unaware it was still live, a court has heard. Continue reading → -
Electrical Safety First pushes for Five-Yearly Safety Checks
Electrical Safety First is asking stakeholders to support its position on the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) Review of Property Conditions in the Private Rented Sector (PRS). Continue reading → -
Electrical Safety Council rebrands as Electrical Safety First with David Walliams
The Electrical Safety Council has rebranded as Electrical Safety First and in a blaze of publicity, comedian David Walliams is to voice new Charley Says films. Through a series of new adventures and near misses Charley the cat and his hapless young owner will teach the need for electrical safety in the home by highlighting what not to do. Continue reading → -
Beds-in-Sheds Thermal Camera reveals 5 Harrow Cannabis Farms
News broke yesterday about five cannabis farms having been spotted in Harrow, home to one of England's poshest 'public' schools, where there appears to have been rampant profiteering by unscrupulous landlords in their thousands throughout the country renting out sheds with beds at up to £10,000 a year to migrant workers. Continue reading → -
Illegal Gas Fitter fakes Gas Safety Documents and endangers Lives
The Health and Safety Executive has notched up a hat trick of prosecutions of illegal gas fitters within the space of a month. Only last week we reported in this blog how an illegal gas fitter endangered a Rotherham family, while last month a Suffolk plumber was given a suspended prison sentence for carrying out illegal and dangerous gas work. Continue reading →
