Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, explains the importance of safe isolation and why using the right equipment is an absolute must. Safe isolation procedures are necessary to ensure that workers on-site are not exposed to danger when working on or near live electrical systems. There have been incidents where failure to use safe ...

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Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M LOOKING FOR A NEW MULTIMETER. I WANT SOMETHING THAT’S RUGGED, RELIABLE, SMALL ENOUGH TO CARRY IN MY POCKET AND YET OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF FUNCTIONS. ...

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The technical experts at NAPIT look at different installation methods and the mechanical protection requirements for each. Installation or wiring methods? Whenever we speak to contractors or they ask our advice on an installation or wiring type, there is often some confusion over the different installation methods and how they can be used. Let’s be ...

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Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I WANT TO MOVE FROM HANDWRITTEN ELECTRICAL CERTIFICATES TO COMPLETING THEM DIGITALLY OR ONLINE. I HAVE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WHO NEED TO COMPLETE THE CERTIFICATES, SO I AM ...

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In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. This month I’m going to answer two questions relating to the skills of fire alarm and security installers: 1. How do you measure the resistance of a cable? 2. How ...

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Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I OFTEN WASTE A LOT OF TIME WHEN I’M WORKING ON LIGHTING CIRCUITS BECAUSE I NEED TO TAKE THE FITTINGS OR LAMP HOLDERS APART TO GET AT ...

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In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. Q. We keep getting false alarms in hotel bedrooms, usually caused by steam or deodorants/hairsprays. The fire service is now threatening the hotel with being in special measures. What should ...

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Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION THAT HAS SOME CABLES THAT ARE BURIED ABOUT A METRE UNDERGROUND. UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY HAS ANY RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE THE BURIED ...

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Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M LOOKING FOR A FAST AND EASY WAY OF COMPLETING R2 AND R1+R2 TESTING AT SOCKETS WITHOUT HAVING TO REMOVE THE FASCIA FROM THE WALL TO GET ...

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In this article, produced for PE before his recent passing, the late Paul Skyrme looks at the relationship between the Electricity at Work Regulations and BS 7671. This article intends to explain the inter-relationship between standards and legislation, using BS 7671 and the Electricity at Work Regulations as the reference point. Firstly, it should remembered ...

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