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• Safer and Smarter Home: a new consumer guide

  12-05-2023 18:07 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Leading companies in the smart home technology sector have created their second in a series of guides, helping consumers in the UK when buying and using smart technology in their homes.
  The new guide builds on its predecessor Your Guide to a Safer, Smarter Home to highlight to consumers examples of the benefits of smart home devices and to dispel some common myths that consumers may have. It was produced and published by The Smart Technology Product Safety Stakeholder Group, which was establishe
  
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• The issues surrounding fluorescent lighting

  12-05-2023 17:32 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  By Anthony Parkinson, Technical Compliance Manager, Ansell Lighting
  Led by the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, the production of fluorescent lamps is set to be banned in the UK from 25 August 2023. The directive, which aims to restrict the use of hazardous materials, rules that mercury can no longer be used in lamps as well as other types of electrical and electronic equipment due to the potential risks it poses if released into the environment. Only HPD lamps an
  
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• IET and BSI publish corrigendum to BS 7671:2018

  12-05-2023 17:05 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and BSI announce the release of a corrigendum to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022.
  The corrigendum will make changes to five areas of BS 7671, and will come into effect immediately when published on 15 May 2023. It will be available for free to download from the IET and BSI.
  Areas of change include:Regulation 422.2 has been amended to clarify the scope of the provision.
  Indent (ii) of regulation 443.4.1 has been removed. The term safety service, formerly i
  
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• Small but powerful ASD option from Patol

  12-05-2023 15:24 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Patol has reported an increase in the use of its ASD 531 aspirating smoke detection system as a cost-effective option for protecting smaller applications from the threat of fire.
  The ASD 531 is part of the range of ASD systems manufactured by Securiton, a company that celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and for whom Patol is the partner in the UK. The detector is characterised by its quick commissioning, offering protection of areas of up to 720m2. No training is required, with commissioni
  
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• Safety warning to builders after live cables left hanging around

  12-05-2023 14:37 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Cutting through, or moving live electricity cables is a job for the experts – that’s the warning from an electricity firm after its engineers discovered live cables dumped in a wheelie bin.
  UK Power Networks’ teams have seen an increase in the number of live electric cables being left in a dangerous state, for example hanging from a fence, tacked onto a piece of wood, and in a recent case live cabling was found dumped in a wheelie bin where it could kill someone.
  The company ha
  
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• ‘Ask NICEIC’ on the road

  12-05-2023 14:09 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  NICEIC has announced the details of the first leg of its UK tour. Kicking off in June, the route will see the brand’s custom-built tour bus visit 11 locations across England, Wales, and Scotland.
  On board will be NICEIC’s top technical experts, who will be on hand to answer questions on topics such as Amendment 2, coding, EV charging and much more. Plus, for those looking to join NICIEC, the team can provide details of the application and assessment process.
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• New promotions support growth for Seaward Electronic

  12-05-2023 13:39 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Seaward Electronic has announced several senior appointments as it invests further in a skilled workforce and business support functions.
  Kyle Fitzgerald has been promoted to the position of IT manager at the Peterlee firm, while instrumentation calibration services brand Calibrationhouse is boosted by promotions for Andrew Simpson and Tom Worthy, who become manager and lab manager respectively. Chad Murray steps up to the role of Seaward Electronic’s Quality Lead while other appointments
  
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• Electrical industry fails to tackle smoking

  12-05-2023 12:29 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Experts call on HR teams and encourage workers in the sector to consider smoking cessation to improve health, as the occupation smoking inequality gap widens by 5% in five years.
  More than one in five employees in routine manual and service occupations in England smoke, according to data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). That’s three times higher than other industries.
  Figures reveal the employee smoking inequality gap has grown by 5% over half a decade. Routin
  
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• BGEN promotes Simon Clarkson to Chief Digital Officer

  12-05-2023 11:25 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  BGEN has promoted Simon Clarkson to the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer (CDO). Simon will be tasked with driving digital transformation across the business, which will include its new sustainability offering.
  “Simon was the natural choice to become our CDO,” says Robin Whitehead, Chief Executive Officer at BGEN. “He has proven that he can drive digital change in our technology business and has a flair for identifying digital opportunities that drive business per
  
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• ERT Awards 2023: Entry deadline EXTENDED!

  12-05-2023 10:47 via ertonline.co.uk
  
  The deadline for entries for this year’s ERT Awards has been extended to give everyone a bit of extra time to get involved! You now have until 31 May to submit your entries. But don’t leave it to the last minute – act now… tell us why you think you deserve to pick up one […]
  
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• Conrad Energy powering towards net zero with BNP Paribas

  12-05-2023 10:34 via electricalcontractingnews.com
  
  Conrad Energy and BNP Paribas have signed a 15-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the renewable energy from Conrad Energy’s newest solar farm in Herefordshire. The site at Larport is expected to deliver over 40,000MWh of renewable electricity, annually saving around 9,432t of carbon dioxide every year.
  Solar power is a plentiful renewable CO2-free power source that supports the UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy fo
  
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• Sirius announces new supplier: Product Care Group

  12-05-2023 10:09 via ertonline.co.uk
  
  Sirius Buying Group has announced a new Approved Supplier – Product Care Group, the nationwide B2B supply chain services partner. With an experienced team based in the UK and China, Product Care Group takes care of the complete supply chain from product sourcing and factory management, through to home delivery and everything in between. Steve […]
  
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