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Electricity kills and injures people. Around 1000 electrical
accidents at work are reported to HSE each year and about 30
people die from their injuries.
Many injuries at work are a result of:
- Poorly maintained electrical equipment
- Inappropriate electrical equipment used in unsuitable environments
- Fires started by poorly maintained electrical equipment
- Damaged electrical equipment still in use
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Phaze Electrical's professional and comprehensive approach to
Testing and Inspection could help your company minimise the
risk of injury and death.
We have included some examples of horror stories found on
premises we have inspected and tested.
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Damage from cuts
or crushing through to the inner cables are common occurance and should be
replaced as soon as possible.
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Extension lead with no earth connection. Comprehensive checks
are made including the plug top, incorrectly wired or missing earth
connections
are extremley dangerous. This item was removed from service. |
Hoover handle - The wiring of poorly connected equipment or
equipment that is in regular use can become loose or even disconnected
and are common faults if not fixed.
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Multiple Extension leads plugged together, this allows far too
many appliances to be connected which in turn overloads the sockets, and
could be a possible fire hazard as well as looking untidy. |
Damaged plug tops are common, misuse of equipment or
appliances
used in the wrong environment could lead to excessive damage to
equipment
allowing the user to be at risk from Electric shock hazards.
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Too many items plugged into an extension
lead -
result overloading and overheating, a common fault found whilst testing
and
inspecting. |
Burnt hole in expensive computer monitor,
caused by badly positioned lamp overhead, a real fire hazard waiting to
happen.
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www.hse.gov.uk