Electrical Safety First

Construction trade association SELECT and consumer protection charity Electrical Safety First have launched their wish-lists ahead of the Scottish Parliament election in May.

The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) has once again teamed up with Electrical Safety First (ESF) to give free lockout kits to Scotland’s trainee electricians. 

There is a greater risk of electrical fires in social housing due to inequalities in electrical safety standards, a leading safety charity has said. Electrical Safety First is calling on the Scottish Government to equalise safety checks between private rented housing and social housing.

With almost two thirds of fires in Scottish homes linked to electrical products, consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First has launched its safety manifesto for Scotland. Entitled Reducing Deaths and Injuries in Scottish Homes, it calls for an extension of regular safety checks to all social h