We thought a short mention on the blog should be made about this great video that keeps Traders aware of what rights Consumers have when purchasing Electrical Items. This applies to New and Refurbished Goods, so make sure that your goods are: Of Satisfactory Quality Fit for Purpose As Described Check out the Video…
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Today we publish our PAT Testing Technical document to highlight the importance of not just trusting a PAT Test on a White Goods Appliance, if you are purchasing or repairing a Refurbished or Reused Appliance. The type of test applied when PAT testing an appliance essentially depends of the electrical classification the appliance falls…
DetailsToday we are announcing we have concerns over the NAPIT online DVD PAT Testing Certificate. With the continued growth of the Reuse Sector and Governments Waste Prevention programmes to focus more on Reuse and Repair, the concerns for us in White Goods repairs are of a safety nature. There will be more people…
DetailsSome alarming Statistics but we can all help! Over six million electrical items are thrown away every year in the UK. It is estimated that over half of them are still working or could easily be repaired. Producing steel from recycled metal saves 75% of the energy needed to make steel from virgin…
DetailsLate last year EEESafe contacted David Moon, the Head of Resource Efficiency in Products and Services at WRAP, about the RecycleNow Website. This website is basically manged by WRAP and it seemed unfair that WRAP were promoting some companies but not all, with regards to where donations could be passed. We were particularly interested in Electricals…
DetailsThe Daily Telegraph reports that Professor David MacKay who is the Governments Chief Scientific advisor says that electronic equipment and cars should be kept for as long as possible and then disassembled so that components can be recycled. Well we’ve been telling the Government for many years about this however, we’re not sure he’s fully…
DetailsBoston Borough Council has issued an urgent appeal for white goods to help Boston flood victims get back on their feet. Donations of fridges, cookers and washing machines are said to be in demand. Whilst we totally sympathise with the people of Boston, and those elsewhere at the mercy of these terrible floods, if…
DetailsWell, at EEESafe we’re all about Waste Prevention of Electrical items that could be used for the local community, but how about this Waste Prevention exercise, all down to a Cardboard Box? Company boss Linda Bracey gave away spare cardboard boxes to a member of the public. One of the boxes, bearing the company’s…
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