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How to carry out simple visual checks on your electrical equipment
We all have electrical equipment around us. Whether in our workplace as employees or employers, as students in student accommodation or just visitors to a premises. it is important that this equipment is safe for us to use and be near. Would you know how to check your...
Do you understand the UK fire safety laws?
Fire Safety law in the UK applies to any place (though there are a few exceptions, including domestic premises). They exist to help reduce the risk of fire and ensure the safety of people from harm cause by fire. It is vital that every business and building owner...
How does having a poor power factor affect my energy costs?
Power factor is the measure of how efficiently you use the electrical equipment on your premises. Running your electrical equipment at the best power factor ratio can help keep your energy costs down. Here we will explain further how power factor affects your energy...
Keeping your employees safe – PAT testing and working from home
During the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in June 2020, 30% of adults in the UK were working from home. Even now, nearly a year later many workers continue to work outside the office environment. The pandemic was the first taste of home working for countless people...
6 Fire Safety Tips for the Workplace
Fire safety must be taken seriously by every business. Keeping your staff and customers safe is a top priority. You may think that a fire won’t happen to you but don’t take that chance. A fire can be devastating for your business. Employees and the public could be...
What are the key benefits of thermal imaging surveys?
We have always understood the value of thermal imaging surveys to our clients. It is an amazing tool to help identify issues and protect buildings and equipment from harmful power surges. So, what are the top benefits to your business of utilising this technology? No...
The Armed Forces Covenant – Proudly Supporting Those Who Serve
Here at Equiptest we are proud to announce that we recently signed the Armed Forces Covenant. This is a promise to those who serve or have served and their families that they will be treated fairly. Why we signed the Covenant We want to show our support for our...
Supporting Mental Health For Workers During COVID
Nearly a year into the COVID – 19 pandemic we are in our 3rd lockdown and nearly everyone has faced mental health challenges. Health concerns, the pressure of homeschooling and long periods of isolation are affecting us all. With vaccines being rolled out there is...
2020 – Our review of the year
Well, here we are at the end of a year like no other. We have all had to adapt to a very different world. COVID 19 has presented us with many challenges but we carry on and look to the future as 2020 draws to a close. How we dealt with COVID 19 We might as well start...
The 5th Edition of In Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment is Here!
Checking electrical equipment in the workplace for safety is a well-established practice, since the original edition of the IET code of practice was published in 1989. The IET Code of Practice (COP) provides guidance on in-service inspection and testing to determine...
