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According to the Health and Safety Executive, asbestos-related disease claims the lives of 4,000 people a year. Statistics also say that every week, six electricians lose their battles with serious diseases caused by asbestos exposure.
Many health experts report that the U.K. is actually in the midst of an asbestos-related disease epidemic, and that asbestos is the single greatest occupational killer in the U.K. The risk of asbestos exposure is a concern for electricians and all tradesmen, who are among the most likely to come into contact with asbestos-containing materials.

Phone call received, sockets not working, customer half way through hanging a picture.
To be fair to him, there was no accessory to give a clue that a cable might be there.
 
Roland Benham www.rsbelectrical.co.uk

I have been reading the IEE web site which has a link to the standards expected of local authorities for electric vehicle charging. The obvious drawbacks are availability of charging stations, the time taken and the non availability of your vehicle while charging it away from the home. This foloowing seems like a decent solution. http://www.rolecserv.com/wallpod/product/wallpod-ev-at-home
 
Ben  www.rsbelectrical.co.uk
 

Hello, I am introducing myself.
 www.rsbelectrical.co.uk.  I have been trading for 8 years and a part p elecsa registered contractor. RSB Electrical has an expanding business built on hard work, reliability and flexibility for clients. Oh! and some advertising. Ben Benham  

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We are delighted that once again Megger are sponsoring the Electrician of the Year Awards. They are offering a state of the art multi function tester for the winner of this years awards.
 
Entries open for this years awards on the 1st July 2012  All electricians are welcome to enter, whether you are an apprentice, professional electrician or work in house for an electrical contracting business; and use on line social media to promote your business.
 Want some extra publicity for your business?
 

Nothing like a bargain! - Need to join a Part P Scheme? Looking to become MCS Accredited? Well did you know that by training with the UK's largest independent electrical training company, Trade Skills 4U, you can get your hands on discounts from independent training certification bodies, such as NAPIT and the NICEIC.
 

Fire alarms are a problem, especially as now many fire and rescue services are not responding to unconfirmed alarms from automatic systems. But there are many ways that users can reduce the problem.
False alarms are a problem, because of the disruption to a business and the risk to fire safety. The annual cost in the UK is estimated at ?1 billion, but only 10% of systems cause 80% of false alarms.
 

I've come across a really useful web resource from the Electrical Safety Council
 
As we all know, sometimes jobs can be done so often that its easy to overlook whether the job is actually been carried out in accordance with 'best practice' I know this has happened to me on several instances on site, and I've found myself wondering whether I've done things in the right order.
 
Do you sometimes find yourself scratching your head whilst trying to work out the best method of achieving the best result?
 

With news of the double dip recession and figures confirming Britain’s longest economic slump, Chloe Bennett from Trade Skills 4U reveals that help can be on hand for those who need it most during these difficult times.