Each year many people are killed and injured in accidents and fires involving electricity.

Contact with electricity can kill or cause serious injury

Electric shocks can lead to involuntary movement causing parts of the body to come into contact with the moving parts of appliances such as angle grinders, hedge trimmers and power saws or individuals to fall from ladders or scaffolding. Injuries resulting from involuntary movement can be very serious or even fatal

Faulty electrical equipment may overheat causing fires that can kill, injure and cause damage to property

Legal Requirements

All businesses regardless of size are legally bound to ensure that appliances are safe to use and fit for their intended purpose

Offences committed under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 may be liable for a £20,000 fine for each offence in Magistrates Court or unlimited fine/prison sentence at Crown Court