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Electrical Safety Roundtable

Electrical Safety Roundtable. Charlotte Lee, External Affairs Manager NAPIT and founding participant, Electrical Safety Roundtable. An industry forum, supported by a wide range of stakeholders . It meets three times a year to discuss, promote and improve electrical safety in the home

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Electrical Safety Roundtable

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  1. Electrical Safety Roundtable Charlotte Lee, External Affairs Manager NAPIT and founding participant, Electrical Safety Roundtable

  2. An industry forum, supported by a wide range of stakeholders . • It meets three times a year to discuss, promote and improve electrical safety in the home • Key campaigning priorities 2014: • Mandatory electrical safety checks in the private rented sector • Better enforcement of Part P of the building regulations • Individual competence • Attendance is open to all!!! What is the Electrical Safety Roundtable?

  3. Heating Supply Mains Gas, Oil, LPG, electric Safety Home MOT- what could/should be included? Carbon Monoxide and fire detection alarms Efficiency Electricity Structure EPC rating Heating source Structural Survey Annual costs Damp

  4. When is a Home MOT most relevant?

  5. Heating Supply Mains Gas, Oil, LPG, electric Safety Home MOT- aspects already regulated, promoted, accepted?? Carbon Monoxide and fire detection alarms Efficiency Electricity Structure EPC rating Heating source Structural Survey Annual costs Damp Green Deal Advice Report

  6. On average, more than 3,000 people each year are admitted to hospital as a result of an electric shock Electrical Safety- The Risk Around 10% of domestic fires in Great Britain were caused by electrical distribution systems (household wiring etc). 16% of renters have experienced problems with electrical hazards in the past year, according to housing charity Shelter.

  7. Cost Viability/realistic Criteria for considering: Home MOT Widely supported Where’s the biggest risk What’s currently out there to build on

  8. Electrical Safety Check Carbon Monoxide alarm Our Solution: Home Safety MOT Gas safety certificate Fire detection alarm

  9. Annual check for existence and function of Carbon Monoxide and fire detection alarm • Annual gas safety certificate, where applicable, carried out by a GasSafe Registered installer • Electrical Installation Condition Report every 5 years carried out by a competent electrician experienced in carrying out EICR’s and a visual inspection every year using an industry designed checklist Details of Home Safety MOT

  10. Recommendation vs Requirement

  11. Amend the Landlords and Tenants act 1985, to bring the wording into line with that of The Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation (England) Regulations 2006: (a) ensure that every fixed electrical installation is inspected and tested at intervals not exceeding five years by a person qualified to undertake such inspection and testing; (b) obtain a certificate from the person conducting that test, specifying the results of the test Plus include requirement for Carbon Monoxide and fire detection alarms to be present in all rented homes. Requiring Home Safety MOT’s in Rental Homes Promote Regulate Educate

  12. Encouraging Home Safety MOT’s in the owner occupied sector Promote Educate

  13. Thank you for listening Any questions?

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