Gardeners at Risk from Poor Electrical Advice
Manufacturers of all types of electrically powered garden tools
are being urged to improve the safety advice that is currently
displayed on their packaging and the enclosed instruction
leaflets.
After a recent survey commissioned by Electrical Safety First it
was found that hospital treatment is require each year by more than
300,000 individuals after they had electrical related incidents in
gardens across the country. Many of these incidents are because the
cables of hedge trimmers or lawn mowers are severed by the blades
of the tool which then results in electric shock.
Reduce The Risk Of Electric Shocks
There is however a way for
these accidents to be reduced greatly by the use of an inexpensive
external RCD (Residual Current Device) unit that would cut off the
power supply at the first sign of trouble. The advice given about
these RCD units was not easy to follow and some leaflets or manuals
only mentioned the usefulness in rainy weather.
PME Warrington Electricians is in
full agreement with Electrical Safety First that the advice given
by manufacturers of these tools should be made a whole lot clearer.
Furthermore PME Warrington electricians would suggest some type of
health warning is displayed prominently on the packaging or a
notice attached to the plugs of this type of electrical goods,
because the study also bought to light that most people do not read
any enclosed leaflets or manuals before using the items.
PME Warrington Electricians Recommend RCD's
The fitting of an external power supply with an RCD is simple
for a qualified electrician and with PME Warrington Electricians
you are getting the added security of our NICEIC accreditation so
you can rest assured that you have professional references that can
be tracked.
It is very important that the message about how quickly and
easily electrical tools of any type can cause serious harm and even
death is delivered to the end users, and PME Warrington
Electricians preach this message where ever they are working.
