Brian Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Maintaining portable electrical equipment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Very useful and puts quite simply what the legal requirements are when it comes to looking after your electrical equipment. Lots of information that is in the IEE code of practice book that costs £60 odd is in this free download, so if you haven't got the IEE book, download this, print it off, read it and then get your staff who deal with electrical maintenance in your venue to read it. This statement on page 2 is particularly important.. "This guidance is issued by the Health and Safety Executive. Following the guidance is not compulsory, unless specifically stated, and you are free to take other action. But if you do follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law. Health and safety inspectors seek to secure compliance with the law and may refer to this guidance." Thanks for the link Brian. Dicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Hi Dicky.I think equally important is the intro piece about "low risk environments and equipment". You need to assess the risks accordingly and bear in mind that HSE themselves do not run annual checks on all their own office equipment. For those interested in safety the free downloads from HSE Publications build into an impressive resource. Worth saving for rainy day research. Signing up to the monthly newsletters can also be helpful. SPAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Just to add that in today's exciting HSE newsletter, the new RIDDOR has been implemented. If unsure check out the HSE website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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