Insurance Companies Turn Up the Heat with Mandatory Thermal Imaging
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The old saying prevention is better than cure has never been so true. Electrical Testing experts, Intersafe, discover insurance companies turning up the heat by including thermal imaging as a mandatory part of their commercial insurance policies for businesses. Thermal imaging or thermography is the process of using a special camera designed to look only […]
Regulation Changes: 18th Edition Wiring Regulations due 1st July 2018
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With the 18th Edition to the Wiring Regulations not too far off (it’s due to publish 1st July 2018), we take a look at what is being discussed at committee level now and what changes are likely to be included in what will be BS 7671:2018. The BS 7671 Wiring Regulations written by the IET […]
A Change in the Law: The Code FI (Further Investigation) Now Makes Your EICR Unsatisfactory
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Since you last carried out your Fixed Wire Testing the law has changed, Amendment 3 to the 17th Edition IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671 now states that the FI observation code renders the report unsatisfactory and therefore a fail. Got questions about Fixed Wire Testing? Speak to the team Your Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) […]
Intersafe Launch New Responsive Website with Live Chat
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Intersafe, the electrical testing specialists, launch new sector specific and responsive website including Live Chat. The new site includes sector landing pages to provide specialist information and showcase their experience across a broad range of sectors. Got a question about Electrical Testing? Speak to the team In over 20 years of business safeguarding organisations, Intersafe, […]
Do You Need to PAT Test PC Leads Separately?
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A question we are asked on a regular basis and a very important one. PC leads must be PAT tested separately as a matter of safety. Got a question about PAT Testing? Speak to the team Most IT equipment now comes with detachable IEC leads or “kettle” leads as they are commonly called. There has […]
Intersafe Welcomes New Operations Manager and Deputy Operations Manager
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Electrical Testing specialists, Intersafe, welcome Kelvin Hickman and Ben Ray to their growing team. Intersafe has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Kelvin Hickman as Operations Manager. With business growing and clients such as the University of Winchester, Paul Smith and Sainsbury’s turning to Intersafe for their essential electrical testing needs, we […]
Paying Over the Odds for Your Fixed Wire Testing: What to Look Out For
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Electrical Testing Company, Intersafe, reveal some companies in the electrical testing market are quoting a low rate for fixed wire testing, then encouraging engineers to find faults on a job in order to make money through remedial work. ‘Have you found any faults on that Fixed Testing job?’ The words uttered by an electrical testing […]
Top Safety Accreditation for Intersafe
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Essential Electrical Testing specialist, Intersafe has been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety. Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors. Intersafe is principally involved in the electrical testing sector, specialising in Fixed Wire […]
Beware of Extremely Dangerous Fake Fuses
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Research by Electrical Testing specialists, Intersafe, reveal fake fuses in circulation on the UK market. These counterfeit fuses can be extremely unsafe and could cause severe injury. The Department of Trade & Industry Standards & Technical Regulations Directorate 6 (STRD6) reported that the presence of fake fuses in 13 amp BS 1363 plugs could be […]
Intersafe Helping Produce the Next Olympians
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Electrical Testing company, Intersafe, are helping to produce the next Olympians with sponsorship of the Trojans Academy (U14 – U19 Girls Performance Hockey Academy) for the 2016-2017 season. Team GB’s victorious women’s hockey team have returned from Rio 2016! Great Britain won a historic Olympic hockey gold in a dramatic penalty shoot out against the […]