If you work with electricity, you need to know about the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EaWR1989) and the IET Wiring Regulations (BS7671). These are two sets of regulations that aim to ensure the safety of electrical installations and equipment in the workplace. So, here are some basic facts about them to ensure you’re in…
Fridays Find – Find of the Year! 🤯 Where the film industry has the Oscars, and the music industry has the Grammys. We’re starting off this new year looking back on 2023 and awarding this spot ‘Find of the Year’! 🥳 One of our inspectors came across this live conductor found in metal socket outlet,…
Are you a dutyholder who needs to ensure electrical compliance and safety on your site? If so, you might want to check out Guardian Electrical’s’ educational Dutyholder Guide. It is a free and easy-to-read guide that covers the essential legislation and regulations that affect your role, such as Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and…
👩🏻🔧 Technical Tuesday – Thermographic Surveys 👩🏻🔧 Guardian offers many services and one of them is the thermographic surveys, which uses a thermal imaging camera to detect heat in electrical components. Therefore, the camera helps our inspectors to identify any hotspots that indicate weaknesses or faults in the electrical system. Importantly, thermographic surveys can also…
Mission Christmas – cash for kids🎁 Today, the lovely Jen and Hayley took a trip to Hallam FM to where ‘Mission Christmas – cash for kids’ have been based for their present collection. Armed with bags of presents, they dropped off the selection of gifts from Guardian employees who have been donating for the past…
During a recent inspection our team came across a set of wire that had made a bid for freedom…🏃♂️ As you will be able to see in the photos, the wires were all over the place and even coming out of the protective trunking. It is not a pretty sight to see but, above all…
The best part of Christmas is seeing everywhere decked with Christmas lights, decorations, and all-round sparkle. ✨✨✨ Guardian Electrical are adding to that sparkle, for or another year we are taking part in Children’s Hospital Charity Snowflake Campaign by sponsoring a snowflake that can be spotted on the hospital building, see photo! 🌟🌟🌟 The campaign…
We are beyond excited to announce we are a proud sponsor of the upcoming Jon, Lucy & Friends Annual Comedy Night.🎉 Come join us at the Sheffield City Hall on Wednesday 15th May , there is no doubt we are all in for a huge treat for this comedy night! 😁 Our partnership with this…
Guardian Electrical is a trusted provider of Remedial services for our clients since February 2019. We help our clients to address any electrical issues that are found during an Electrical Inspection and Testing on-site. An Electrical Danger Notification (EDN) is issued for any of the following observations: 🟥Code 1 – Immediate danger 🟧Code 2 –…
🔧👀Fridays Find– Precarious Plumbing 👀🔧 Here’s what a member of our team came across while out on a site in Scotland. As can be seen in the image below, recent plumbing work had opted for the easy route and installed their pipework alongside some single insulated cabling. 💧 In the possible scenario of a burst…