Health & Safety

How much do you know about safe isolation? On-demand webinar available now!

Did you miss our webinar about Safe Isolation? If so, fear not, it is now available to view on-demand below! During the session, Scolmore Group’s Darren Staniforth, Head of Technical Engagement, and Jake Green, Technical Engagement Engineer, look at what is needed, what not to do and explain why some ‘quick fixes’ might become dangerous. The presenters also use real life examples of poor safe isolation and how it has killed…

WEBINAR – 12 MAY: Safe Isolation Explained!

How much do you know about safe isolation? Join us on 12th May at 13:00 for this free, live webinar and Q&A session from Scolmore Group. During the 20-30 minute session, Darren Staniforth, Head of Technical Engagement, and Jake Green, Technical Engagement Engineer, will look at what is needed, what not to do and explain why some ‘quick fixes’ might become dangerous. The presenters will be using real life examples…

Isolation procedure

The shocking truth about installer safety

Back to school for Scolmore

he Highfield School is a co-educational secondary school located in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, which, as well as a roll call of more than 1,000 pupils, features 1,000’s of products from Scolmore’s wiring accessories ranges. Mode and Mode Part M sockets, as well as MiniGrid switch modules have been fitted throughout the entire school building, including all teaching areas and classrooms (around 60 in total), as well as corridors, foyers and staffrooms. …

Safety video promotes positive change

The preventable death of Louise Taggart’s brother, Michael, when he was aged just 26 is the personal tragedy which now sees her as a workplace health and safety guest speaker (she was formerly an employment lawyer) travelling the country presenting to employers and conferences. It’s been levelled at Louise that she is on a mission to which she says quite firmly: “Absolutely. I’m on a mission to ensure that lessons…

The shocking truth about installer safety

Professional electricians and installers are risking their lives everyday by not following basic safety procedures like using a lock out kit or a voltage tester to check charge before starting work, according to new research carried out on behalf of Super Rod and Louise Taggart, who tells her brother Michael’s Story. 825 members of the Electricians Community Forum group on Facebook were surveyed about their safety habits and the findings…