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A prosecution of South Wales Police for a safety offence shows that it’s not above the law. How did one of its staff receive an electric shock and what should have been done to prevent it?
Published 07.04.2020
A property development firm has been ordered to pay fines and costs of £175,000 after its electrical work and follow up testing was done so badly that a worker died. What happened?
Published 16.05.2013
A manufacturing company has been fined heavily after a subcontractor was electrocuted. But as the contractor was not an electrician, how did he come into contact with a live conductor?
Published 29.05.2015
Tesco has appeared in court over an accident in which a child received an electric shock from a freezer cabinet. What went wrong and how can these types of incident be avoided?
Published 11.02.2021
The potentially simple task of installing a hotel sign ended in disaster for one worker. He suffered severe burns and his employer received a fine. How did this happen and at what point were the
mistakes made?
Published 11.06.2019
An electrician lost his life when a cable he assumed to be isolated and safe was in fact carrying a current. What made him think that the cable posed no risk and how can you prevent a similar
incident?
Published 01.12.2008
You’ve been told that you must employ an electrician to carry out a thorough safety test on your electrical installation. Do you actually have a legal obligation to do this, or can you assume that
everything is safe?
Published 22.10.2009
Those in the role of principal contractor must manage the safety of all activities on a construction site. One of those responsibilities is to control the risk from overhead lines. What was the
outcome of a recent case involving a line strike?
Published 20.09.2021
In a recent safety audit you were told that you need to arrange electrical inspections for the equipment in your premises. What exactly is involved and how often is it required?
Published 29.01.2018
The HSE has recently prosecuted an NHS Trust following an accident in which an employee received an electric shock. How did the accident happen and what control measures should have been in place?
Published 03.11.2008
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