At Electrical Testing Surveyors we pride ourselves in our professionalism and safety – here you can find the various Laws and Regulations we follow, with links to useful definitions and [...]

Whether you’ve recently launched a new business or just taken over from a previous owner, it’s likely you’re floundering amidst the multitude of regulations and requirements the law bestows upon [...]

The maze of regulations and rules surrounding businesses can be blinding at the best of times, but the last thing you want to do is break a rule that is [...]

A number of regulations cover the use of electrical equipment in the workplace, and responsiblity for safety is placed upon both the employee and employer. As the business owner, you [...]

Electricity A term used to refer to the general phenomenon resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. This includes many physical phenomena like lightning, electric fields, electric currents, [...]

There are a wealth of goverment regulations set out for the installation and maintenance of fire alarms and fire safety precautions in the workplace, with little in the way of [...]

The regulations about fire safety in the workplace in England (and any non-residential area) are governed by the Communities and Local Government (CLG) for businesses in England. You must comply [...]

Electrical safety is paramount and if it is not installed, monitored and managed properly it can have fatal consequences. There has been much evidence to suggest that there is a [...]

Why the need for changes? The majority of landlords in the private rented sector are proactive when it comes to ensuring the safety of their tenants and make a welcome [...]

Guidance on new Emergency Lighting Regulations of PremisesAn emergency luminaire will either be of the self-contained type, i.e. with all components integral to the luminaire body (battery, charging circuit, mains [...]

Emergency lighting is provided when the normal light source fails or experiences a power outage. Emergency lighting is therefore usually operated through a battery that does not rely on the [...]

There is much hype spoken about the benefits of LED lighting. Unfortunately in many cases the claims are hollow, energy savings are insufficient to enable reasonably short return on investment [...]