| The maze of regulations and rules
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| | law if found guilty you will be deemed to
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| surrounding businesses can be blinding at
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| | have committed a criminal offence.
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| the best of times, but the last thing you
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| | Insurers will not pay fines or
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| want to do is break a rule that is easy
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| | compensation suffered resulting from a
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| to put in place. Whether you're a new
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| | criminal offenceCompared to the hassle
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| business owner, or manager of an
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| | and possible costs of a problem
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| established business with new equipment,
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| | developing, getting your installations
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| electrical safety in the workplace is one
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| | and appliances tested is easy and
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| requirement that can be easily
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| | normally quite affordable.The IEE
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| fulfilled.While the law does not require
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| | recommend that Electrical Installations
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| electrical testing to be carried out, it
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| | are tested every 10 years (for domestic),
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| does require your electrical equipment to
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| | 5 years (for commercial) or 3 years (for
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| be safe at all times.
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| | industrial). Depending on the risk-rating
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| Electricity will always find the easiest
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| | for a particular item, Portable Appliance
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| path to earth. Any faults or weaknesses
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| | Testing should be carried out every 3-24
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| within your electrical installation or
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| | months. High risk items include site
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| portable appliances can go undetected. In
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| | equipment and workshop equipment, often
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| the event of another fault developing,
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| | involved in heavy workloads under arduous
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| this could lead to serious risk of fire,
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| | conditions, and far more likely to
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| electrocution or death. For example, a
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| | develop a fault in a shorter period of
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| 13-amp ring-main without earth continuity
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| | time than office equipment.Worries over
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| could render all metal parts of
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| | power-interruptions and work disruption
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| appliances plugged into it "LIVE" if one
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| | can be eased, as electrical testing
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| item on the ring developed a fault to
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| | rarely causes such delays. A short power
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| earth.In 1989 The Electricity at Work
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| | outage can be expected on each circuit
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| Regulations came into force, which
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| | within the system as testing is carried
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| clarifies the need to maintain electrical
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| | out, but because most of the testing is
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| systems safely. Regulations require that
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| | carried out whilst the system is still
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| "all electrical tools and equipment used
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| | live, these outages can be planned around
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| by construction workers must be safe to
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| | your daily activities.When choosing an
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| use" and that "any electric tools hired
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| | Electrical Testing Surveyor or other
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| out to end-users must be safe to use". In
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| | contractor to carry out your tests,
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| the workplace the regulations specify
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| | ensure they charge by circuit numbers and
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| that employers take steps to limit the
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| | not floor space (which has no bearing on
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| risk of harm from electricity and
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| | how much circuitry there may or may not
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| electrical systems, and this includes
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| | be in any given square foot). Also ensure
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| both electrical installations and
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| | you are going to receive proper and
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| electrical equipment.
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| | elaborative reports and paperwork for
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| These regulations apply to most
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| | your reports, to give you ample
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| electrical equipment - consumer,
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| | documentation for your efforts.
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| commercial and industrial - operating
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| | It is also a good idea to look for a
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| between 50 volts and 1,000 volts AC or
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| | company that holds a certificate from the
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| between 75 volts and 1,500 volts DC.The
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| | UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation
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| only way to ensure every effort is made
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| | Service), ensuring they are accredited
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| towards a safe workplace, and to ensure
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| | with the appropriate qualifications and
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| you can back up your hard work if things
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| | standards for the job.
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| go wrong, is to have regular electrical
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| | Finding such a qualified professional to
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| testing carried out on all the electrical
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| | carry out your electrical testing
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| equipment at your workplace. This will
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| | satisfies all of the legal requirements
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| accurately identify faults, their
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| | for your workplace, and covers you and
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| locations and usually the recommended
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| | your employees for the future in the eyes
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| solution.Increasingly, insurers are
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| | of the law - subject, of course, to any
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| insisting that inspection and testing be
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| | remedial work requirements being
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| carried out on a regular basis. If you
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| | addressed as identified by testing.
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| suffer an avoidable accident, then under
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