News & views from ESUK

The 6th Edition of IEC60079-14 brings forward significant updates to electrical installation standards in hazardous areas, and it’s crucial for professionals to be aware of these changes.

This year marks a significant milestone for our Electrical Safety UK Limited as we celebrate 20 years of dedicated service and unwavering commitment to providing a Holistic Approach to Electrical Safety. From humble beginnings to becoming a trusted name in the industry, our journey has been driven by a passion for safety, innovation, and continuous improvement.

As we bid farewell to a year of resilience and adaptation, the Team at ESUK is brimming with excitement for what lies ahead. This past year, despite unforeseen challenges navigating the exit of Covid restrictions, we achieved remarkable milestones, surpassing our Q1 goals and securing partnerships with leading players in the renewables industry.

On Tuesday, 25th April 2023, we hosted a successful conference on Arc Flash, understanding global standards. The conference featured eminent industry experts who shared their knowledge and insights on the topic, including Jim Phillips, Mike Frain, and Paul Hopton. The attendees were from a diverse range of sectors, indicating the widespread interest in the topic.

The Board of Directors at Electrical Safety UK Limited are pleased to announce the promotion and appointment of Paul Hopton, BEng CEng (Hons) MIET, as Deputy Managing Director.

Firstly we’d like to wish a very Happy New Year to all our customers, partners, suppliers, and colleagues. From what has been an extremely difficult year for all in the world to what is seeming like another challenging few months ahead.

The wonderful team at Electrical Safety UK Limited has been having a think about…. Christmas…. (There I said it! Even though its only November) but it’s for a good reason.

As we enter the second lockdown in the UK a lot of our clients still require essential training sessions. We have been working ever more closely with our clients and have successfully been able to provide solutions to ensure training can continue.

Jim Phillips, founder of Brainfiller.com and Associate Director of Electrical Safety (UK) Ltd. recently received TWO prestigious awards from IEEE PCIC.

On the advice of the Honours Committee, the Prime Minister recommended, and the Queen approved, that Mr Terence J Lowe be awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for outstanding service in the electrical engineering industry.

Our Executive Chairman Ted Lowe scooped the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award at the Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber Awards 2019 Ted has spent over 50 years in the electrical engineering industry with over 40 of those at a senior management level.

Established in 1991, The Faraday Centre is renowned for its standards in both High and Low Voltage electrical safety training. They provide training throughout a range of industries varying from domestic through to commercial and industrial.

We attended the Rotherham Apprentice of the Year awards on 20th June 2019 where our Business Administration Apprentice Safa was shortlisted for an award in her category of Advanced Apprenticeship.

KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES – MARKET LEADER WITH 75+ YEARS OF EXPERTISE What started in the original Silicon Valley garage has transformed into a world-renowned think tank for design, measurement, and cybersecurity intelligence research.

Merck, a truly global company, with around 51,000 employees in 66 countries chose ESUK to help them with their new Global Electrical Safety Standard.

The company employed contract workers to undertake repairs and improvements to their paper manufacturing plant when production was stopped. During this time, an employee of an electrical contractor undertook an inspection of 11,000 Volt switchgear with the authorisation of the company.

18th April 2018 saw BAM Nuttall fined under section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work act through Croydon Crown Court £900k following an incident where a painter, working for subcontractor McNealy Brown, fell through a fragile railway station ceiling into a passenger waiting room.

Established in 1991, The Faraday Centre is renowned for its standards in both High and Low Voltage electrical safety training. They provide training throughout a range of industries varying from domestic through to commercial and industrial.

After 13 years of Employment with Electrical Safety UK Limited it is Mike’s decision to retire from the company. Mike Frain founded Electrical Safety UK in September 2004. Mike has contributed many years of experience and knowledge to the Electrical Industry.

Arc flash PPE has become the default control measure and within the United States, until recently, was the prescribed control measure. However, within the UK and within Europe, this is not the case and legally (through Regulation 4 and Schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Re …

We are pleased to announce that, effective May 1, 2016 Electrical Safety (UK) Limited merged with Pennine Elec-Tech Limited. The combined companies will conduct business together under the name Electrical Safety (UK) Limited, with their main office in Rotherham, United Kingdom.

Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors. Safecontractor is applicable to most sectors although it is particularly relevant to Food Manufacture, Oil & Gas, Energy & Engineering.

Mike Frain of Electrical Safety UK, speaks on behalf of Dupont ™ at SABIC Arc Flash Workshop in Jubail, Saudi Arabia 13th Oct 2012. SABIC is the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Mike will provide an insight into the electrical arc hazard, its measurement and risk assessment. Using his vast experiences Mike will simplify the approach to the process of reducing the arc flash hazard severity and of developing protection solutions.

Mike Frain of Electrical Safety UK, speaks on behalf of Dupont ™ at SABIC Arc Flash Workshop in Jubail, Saudi Arabia 13th Oct 2012. SABIC is the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is one of the top six petrochemical companies in the world, and the large …

So you’ve got your personnel in place to ensure that you’re compliant with the legislative requirements around electrical safety in the workplace. Personnel within the business don’t come in to contact with high voltage equipment so arc flash just isn’t a concern for you, right?…Wrong!

Mike Frain was invited to speak at the Electrical Safety Workshop in Daytona Beach Florida recently after co-authoring “A European View of Arch Flash Hazards and Electrical Safety” which was published by the IEEE. The workshop took place in February 2012.