Entries open for Electrical Safety First’s Safety Innovation Award
Consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First has announced that entries are now open for its Safety Innovation Award 2025. This annual award honours innovative projects and products that safeguard consumers from electrical hazards. The Safety Innovation Award recognises and rewards outstanding ideas that help protect consumers from electrical dangers. It is also free and easy […]
Major new guide provides clarity around electrical installation checks
New guidance has been launched to help provide consistency and transparency on how to conduct thorough electrical safety checks on private rentals and how to report properly on any defects found. Best Practice Guide 10: Electrical safety standards in the private rented sector, published by charity, Electrical Safety First, is useful for electricians, landlords, letting […]
Safer and Smarter Home: a new consumer guide
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 […]
Millions to use electric heaters as they worry about their energy bills
New research released by Electrical Safety First during its annual Electrical Fire Safety Week campaign reveals a drastic change in how households will heat their homes, as energy bills have skyrocketed in the last year. A new survey of more than 3,000 nationally representative adults across the UK has shown 42% of respondents are either […]
Product Safety Conference to focus on sustainability
This year, Electrical Safety First’s annual Product Safety Conference has named its theme as ‘Safe and Sustainable’. Chaired by Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor at The Times, and with a keynote speech by the Minister for Small Business, Consumers, and Labour Markets, it will explore the safety and sustainability agenda and how our move to […]
Electrical Safety First appoints new chair
Electrical Safety First has announced the appointment of Sarah Frost, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees. Sarah has extensive experience of transformational ICT and digital change programmes, predominantly in the financial services, as well as a long-standing involvement with the voluntary sector. Sarah, who has an MBA from Bayes Business School and […]
Mind the gap
Commenting on the Building Safety Bill, Lesley Rudd, Chief Executive of consumer protection charity, Electrical Safety First, says: “We are delighted the Bill takes us a step closer to addressing the ‘safety gap’ around electrical safety in high rises – by including a requirement for the Government to complete a cost-benefit analysis for introducing regular […]
The EV charging landscape
A recent roundtable on electric vehicles (EVs) – hosted by Electrical Safety First and the Electrical Contractors Association, included the first-ever mapping of the UK’s EV charging landscape with a spotlight on safety. The event was the latest in a series of roundtables arising from the charity’s Future Homes report, which reviewed the key technologies […]
ESF’s 13th annual product safety conference
Electrical Safety First’s 13th annual product safety conference had the theme of The Connected Consumer. The event, which attracted an international audience of over 600 delegates, explored the connected consumer from the key perspectives of sustainability, designing for inclusivity, and the evolving legislative context. Hosted online over two mornings, the conference was opened by Lesley […]
Electrical Safety First releases new report on the Future Home
Moving to net zero will bring fundamental changes to our homes, with new technologies creating a web of interconnected challenges and risks – made more problematic by having the oldest housing stock in Europe. Yet, in our increasingly electric world, electrical safety is still not given the attention it deserves. Now a new report by campaigning charity, Electrical […]