Logistics businesses all around the country have seen increased demand, even before we started to shop and work from home during the last year. 

 

The Office for National Statistics says that internet shopping accounted for more than a quarter of all our retail spending in September 2020. 

 

MSE has been working at warehouse and distribution sites across the country to help them meet this growing demand with improved electrical installations and lighting. 

Guidance is now available about how ventilation can help to protect people against coronavirus. 

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out spot checks and inspections to make sure businesses are COVID-secure across the country. 

 

They are calling and visiting premises to speak with employers. They are checking the measures they have in place and making sure they are working in line with government guidance. 

 

Inspectors are helpfully giving advice on how to manage the risks and protect workers, customers and visitors, but there’s a sting in the tail. Businesses that don’t participate in the spot checks could be subject to enforcement action. 

The new Wiring Regulations have introduced changes that focus on surge protection to help improve safety in our homes and commercial premises. 

 

An electrical surge, or ‘transient overvoltage’, is a brief voltage peak between two or more conductors. A surge can be just a few volts or thousands of volts. 

We’ve recently had some challenges to find and fix faults in commercial electrical installations. 

 

Electrical systems are often complicated and tailored to a business’s needs. 

 

If you’re not the electrician who did the original installation, it can be quite difficult to track down the root cause of a problem.