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EH1 Electrical Services
Welcome to our new website. We will be updating it over the next few weeks with all the information you require to make an informed decision on a supplier of electrical services in your home or at your place of business. We aim to please. … Read entire article »
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Free Home Safety Check
Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service offer a free Home Safety Visits across in the Lothian … Read more »
Electrical Safety Laws in Scotland
In May 2005, a new system was brought in to enforce the Building Regulations in Scotland. It … Read more »
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EH1 Electrical Services
Welcome to our new website. We will be updating it over the next few weeks with all … Read more »
Electrical Safety Laws in Scotland
In May 2005, a new system was brought in to enforce the Building Regulations in Scotland. It … Read more »
Kitchen Safety
Kitchen safety We all know that water and electricity make a lethal combination. So it’s important that fixed … Read more »
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Free Home Safety Check
Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service offer a free Home Safety Visits across in the Lothian and Borders area. During the Home Safety Visit, firefighters, who work in pairs, will advise you on Fire Safety matters such as the safe use of electrical appliances, smokers materials and candles as well as highlighting the potential hazards of cooking . The … Read entire article »
Fire Safety
Fire safety Lothian & Borders Fire and Rescue Service offer a free Home Safety Visits across in the Lothian and Borders area. During the Home Safety Visit, firefighters, who work in pairs, will advise you on Fire Safety matters such as the safe use of electrical appliances, smokers materials and candles as well as highlighting the potential hazards of cooking . … Read entire article »
Extensions & Leads
Extensions & leads Many portable electric items like lamps and radios are supplied with a relatively short length of cable. Ensuring your home has sufficient socket-outlets at convenient points will minimize the need for extension leads and adapters, but occasionally their use will be unavoidable. The use of extension leads can present the following dangers: tripping or falling cable damage due to wear, particularly … Read entire article »
Garden Safety
Electrical Safety in your Garden This page is intended to help you to use electrical equipment safely in the garden and avoid electrical accidents. The risk of an electric shock causing serious injury or death, is greater outdoors than indoors, due to possible wet conditions and physical contact with the ground. Residual Current Devices (RCD) An RCD is a safety device that switches … Read entire article »
Bathroom Safety
Bathroom safety Water carries electricity efficiently. When the two mix, the result can kill. Because of this, from an electrical safety point of view, the bathroom is possibly the most dangerous room in the home. The consequences of an electric shock are far more severe in a bathroom or shower room as wet skin reduces the body’s resistance. There are special … Read entire article »
Kitchen Safety
Kitchen safety We all know that water and electricity make a lethal combination. So it’s important that fixed electrical equipment is installed correctly, and that you use appliances in your kitchen with care. To avoid water coming into contact with electricity, make sure that your sockets or switches are fitted at a safe distance (at least 30 centimetres horizontally) from the sink. If … Read entire article »
Electrical Safety Laws in Scotland
In May 2005, a new system was brought in to enforce the Building Regulations in Scotland. It aims to improve the standard of building work. The new system includes rules for electrical installations, which has been controlled by the Building Regulations for many years. Under the new system, any electrical work carried out under a building warrant (the legal permission … Read entire article »