Compliance & Precision News Round-Up - Issue 14

Issue 14 of our Compliance & Precision News Round-Up - A bulletin that contains the latest test & measurement news has now been published.

New electrical safety guidance for the hire sector

During the January 2012 ‘Technical, Health and Safety’ meeting of the HAE, the issue of variation in regional standards and expectations for Portable Appliance Testing was raised. The lack of clear advice on the type and frequency of testing led to the formation of a working group to develop improved...
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Bender specifies Cropico for MEIGaN compliance

A company which specialises in the manufacture of sensitive insulation monitoring devices and on-line earth fault location systems for the healthcare sector is using a Cropico instrument to test the electrical safety of its installations. Cumbria-based Bender UK, part of the German owned Bender Group, has equipped its mobile service engineers with DO4002 digital ohmmeters...
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New showcase for UK domestic appliances sector

A new website has been produced to showcase the full range of support activities for the UK domestic appliance industry from the sector’s specialist trade association. AMDEA, the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances, has updated its online presence to give regulators, journalists...
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Better intelligence in fight against defective cables

The Approved Cables Initiative (ACI) has welcomed Government and trading standards plans to establish an intelligence hub to enable best practices on import profiling to be extended to other points of entry to the UK. The ACI hopes that this important work, announced by Norman Lamb MP, will help enhance consumer...
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