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Why electrical safety matters
There are around 1,000 serious accidents per year at work due to direct contact with electricity and 10 times as many involving electricity.
- 16% of all fatalities from accidents at work are electricity related
- The consequences for all involved are devastating
- From 2016 penalties for health & safety violations got much tougher
New sentencing guidelines for Health & Safety offences – Feb 2016 and Nov 2018
- Emphasis changed such that fines apply to putting employees at risk, not just accidents
- Imprisonment more likely for directors, managers, employees
- Higher fines up to £10M for large companies who have a high level of culpability
Share our wealth of experience in helping maintenance and installation teams stay safe:
- Making it easy to choose the right equipment
- Getting to grips with the procedures
- Achieveing compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations
- Staying safe on-site.
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- Article: Safe Isolation procedures and proper equipment save lives
- Presentation: Electrical Safe Working – What you need to know
- Video: Safe Isolation with Martindale VIPDLOK Kits presented by Dave Austin
- Application note: Stiffer penalties for electricity at work violations
- HSE News Release: Company fined £900k after worker suffers electric shock
- Poster: Six steps to safe maintenance
- Flow chart: Safe Isolation
- Poster: Measurement categories explained
- Catalogue: Total solutions for safe isolation
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