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ElectrAssure Ltd
314 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes, Bucks MK9 2UB
ph: 0845 1770 680
fax: 01908 847401
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Carbon Trust response to news on the Green Deal
23 November 2011
Responding to news on the Green Deal today Eric Lounsbury, Strategy Manager at the Carbon Trust said:
“The Green Deal could help overcome one of the key obstacles to improving the energy efficiency of homes and non-domestic buildings by providing upfront finance. However households and organisations need to be more strongly incentivised to take up the Green Deal offer. Among the options the Government should consider are discounts on business rates for improved energy efficiency, extending the proposed ban on F and G-rated buildings to cover owner-occupiers, and extending Display Energy Certificates to all large commercial properties in order to create transparency of building energy efficiency. Incentives such as these will be essential if the Green Deal is to realise its full potential.”

Full article on the Carbon Trust web site at http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/news/news/press-centre/2011/Pages/green-deal.aspx
Old electrical equipment may still contain harmful Polychlorinated Biphenyls – PCBs
16th December 2010
Those of you who remember back to the 1980's will remember quite a lot of publicity about a group of chemicals referred to as PCBs. They were used in electrical equipment because of their very good insulation properties. However, they caused severe skin complaints and it has recently emerged that they can can cause cancers.
An international agreement was established in 1986 - EU Directive 96/59/EC - which banned their use in most applications. The agreement also included a commitment for users to safely dispose of them by 2010.
However, old equipment containing PCBs is still in use including
- transformers
- motors
- switchgear
- fluorescent lights
Users are legally required to keep a register of all equipment containing PCBs on their sites and to to exercise a duty of care when disposing of them. To those users without an electrical background, identifying the equipment containing PCBs will be quite difficult.
The IET have produced a guide on how to deal with PCBs see IET Health and Safety Briefing 53. There is also a good guide on the HSE web site.
If you have old electrical equipment on site and are not sure whether it contains PCBs ElectrAssure can help - please contact us via our Contact Form.
Sub-standard Arctic Cable being sold and used in the UK.
16th December 2010.
Earlier this year BASEC issued a safety warning regarding the quality of some 'arctic' cables.
"The British Approvals Service for Cables (BASEC) has issued a warning about some ‘arctic grade’ cable supplied into the UK market. This cable, usually coloured yellow or blue, is commonly used on construction sites and other outdoor applications for temporary power supplies, and in some indoor applications such as cold stores."
"BASEC independently tested samples of selected ‘arctic grade’ cables. The sheathing and insulation of certain cables were found to disintegrate when subjected to a cold bending test. This problem could result in a fire, short circuit or an electric shock. The products in question also exhibited poor conductor resistance and other faults."
In the recent cold weather we at ElectrAssure have been informed by some non-electrical contactors that poor quality arctic cable is still being sold and used.
We recommend that you only use branded quality cable supplied from electrical wholesalers. It's really not worth taking the risk with cheap cable.
See the BASEC web site for the full safety briefing.

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ElectrAssure Ltd
314 Midsummer Boulevard
Milton Keynes, Bucks MK9 2UB
ph: 0845 1770 680
fax: 01908 847401
alt: 07921 002224

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News and Views on Electrical Topics

Carbon Trust response to news on the Green Deal

Old electrical equipment may still contain harmful Polychlorinated Biphenyls – PCBs

Sub-standard Arctic Cable being sold and used in the UK.

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