POWER MANAGEMENT
Don't be shocked Electrical safety on campus – keeping safe and compliant
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hether you work in health & safety, estates or manage a team, it is your responsibility to ensure that buildings on campus are safe for everyone. In this article Darren Tonge, Sales Director at Hawkesworth, looks at electrical safety and how you can ensure compliance. Although we may not think about it too much, electricity powers our campuses. From the computers and
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photocopiers in the library, POS units and chillers in the refectory to the hairdryers and televisions in student accommodation – electricity keeps things running! With this in mind, it’s important to keep all electrical equipment and installations running safely. Over one in two fires in the UK are caused by an electrical defect. This means that campus management needs to keep anything that uses electricity in good condition. According to Zurich, larger fires
in educational establishments cost approximately £2.8 million to repair. This can go up to £20 million in the most extreme cases. As well as the financial cost, there are also setbacks to learning to consider, as well as potential loss of life. This means looking after anything that uses electricity, no matter where it is on your campus, is critical. What you need to consider You need to consider two elements
