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Housing associations present new electrical safety code to parliament
A number of housing association have presented a new code of practice for electrical safety in affordable housing to parliament, aimed at reducing the number of electrical fires in the home.
Housing associations present new electrical safety code to parliament @WeAreVIVIDhomes @KarbonHomes @MagentaLive @firstark @TheRegendaGroup #ukhousingHousing associations including Vivid, Karbon Homes, Magenta Living, Cairn, First Ark and Regenda Homes were all involved in developing the code of practice, which will be the first of its kind.
Current regulations do not currently allow housing associations to gain legal access to properties to check electrical safety, despite having statutory obligations to ensure electrical safety is tested every five years.
The new code includes a change to this rule, so the policy is in line with rules for local authorities and for gas safety checks in affordable homes.
The majority of fires in the home start through electrical faults and the code also looks at best practice in electrical safety for the sector.
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The new code is also supported by a number of local authorities, including South Cambridgeshire District Council, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council and Winchester City Council.
The ‘Code of Practice for the Management of Electrotechnical Care in Social Housing’ was presented to parliament yesterday.
Industry forum Electrical Safety Roundtable and Ryan Dempsey from the Compliance Workbook have been integral to producing the report.
Julian Chun, director of strategic services at Vivid, said: “We were delighted to play a part in developing this code of best practice, which will not only ensure the safety of our customers but also affordable housing customers up and down the country.”
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