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…
Electrical Inspection & Testing is a vital part of ensuring safety and compliance in your workplace. ?♂️ As a dutyholder, you have a legal obligation to provide a safe working environment for your employees and visitors, as well as to maintain your electrical systems in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act and…
Our inspectors recently found two DB enclosures that looked worn out and needed replacement. ?BS7671 regulation 512.2.1 states “Equipment shall be of a design appropriate to the situation in which it is to be used or its mode of installation shall take account of the conditions likely to be encountered.” Why are rusty boards a…
??? Technical Tuesday – Panel Risk Assessments and The Compliance Gap??? Guardian offers Panel Risk Assessments since 2021 to help you avoid hazards, near misses or accidents on-site when working on an electrical panel. A Panel Risk Assessment evaluates the risks of working within electrical control panels and other enclosures while they are energized for fault…
Quick Response Code – QR code for short, is a technology that revolutionized the automotive industry, invented by Masahiro Hara in 1994. QR codes are black and white patterns that can store web addresses and other data. They can be scanned by smartphones and other devices. QR codes are not mandatory by law, but they…
The following picture shows the build-up of dust on a distribution board, which one of our electrical inspectors from Guardian discovered on site. This kind of situation can lead to dangerous electrical hazards as well as Health and Safety in the workplace, as it could lead to a fire hazard which could endanger staff members…
Guardian Electrical are the UK’s leading electrical safety service provider.We offer customised Fixed Wire Inspection & Testing programmes for thousands of companies across the United Kingdom. We have a big and committed team of nearly 200 inspectors and over 100 office staff, located in Sheffield, Milton Keynes, and Glasgow. We cover the whole of the…
Whilst out on-site, one of Guardians very own electrical inspectors, Jamie Dodds, discovered this very problematic panel that had resultantly ignited a fire from within. This was due to a previous panel being fitted incorrectly. On a positive note, thankfully nobody was injured because of this, however, on a different day the circumstances may have…