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Association for Professional Appliance Testing encourages and supports review of health and safety regulation
The Association for Professional Appliance Testing (BAPAT) welcomes Professor Lofstedt's recommendations to review the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 in respect of the In-service Inspection and Test of Electrical Equipment (PAT Testing). A spokesperson for the Association said that "any review that provides clarity over the requirements to undertake testing and maintenance; to ensure a safe working environment, has to be welcomed and we ... [more]
Electricians could be in for a shock as they have moved to the top of the taxman’s targeted campaign list
The Electricians Tax Safe Plan (ETSP) will begin in February 2012 and give an opportunity for electricians and electrical fitters to come forward and declare unpaid tax. Stephen Barratt, private client director at James Cowper comments: “A similar initiative for plumbers has so far generated an additional £1.98million, so it is no surprise HRMC is utilising similar tactics with electricians.” It’s likely that the Revenue holds information... [more]
REMA advises how to interpret and comply with new IE1 motor Regulations
Regulation 640/2009 of the EcoDesign Directive has now come into effect and any motor with an efficiency rating less that IE2 can no longer be placed on the market. Since 16 June 2011 it is no longer legal to place low efficiency motors on the European market. Specifically, the Regulations apply to LV motors of type S1 and S3 between the sizes 750W and 375kW. The next step for the Motors Regulations is 1 January 2015 when IE2 motors will be ban... [more]
ELECSA dispels misinformation about the new Wiring Regulations
ELECSA, the assessment and certification body with over 6,500 approved Part P contractors has been touring the UK with a Wiring Regulation roadshow to explain the new changes to contractors as well as teaming up with parent organisation, the ECA, to launch a new online training package for the 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations. This comes at a time when electrical contractors are in danger of getting their wires crossed because of the... [more]
The use of PAS 91 by public sector clients will reduce duplication of accreditation effort and reduce cost
SELECT has campaigned vigorously for the incorporation of the Publically Available Specification (PAS 91) in the current shake-up of the procedures for bidding for public sector contracts. The trade body for the electrotechnical industry in Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to incorporate specific provisions for the construction industry in procurement practices, with the aim of standardising how government interacts wit... [more]
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