Manchester explosion was not due to network fault
The blast, which destroyed an end of terrace house in Cecil Road Blackley, occurred just after midday yesterday (Monday 16 January).
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health and safety
Keeping networks safe
It’s not by chance that the UK’s energy networks are the safest they have ever been.
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Ill-fitting protective equipment puts women at risk
The survey, carried out by Prospect identified the energy sector, alongside emergency services, as among the worst sectors for providing protective equipment designed with women in mind.
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Farm workers urged to take care near overhead power lines
The ‘Look Out Look Up!’ campaign aims to encourage people to plan ahead to avoid contact with overhead power lines and to know what to do if contact is made.
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Editor’s weekly: Smart meters and gas safety
We all know that the delayed national rollout of smart meters is going to have to ramp up steeply in the coming couple of years in order to meet expectations for every home in the UK to have been offered a smart gas and electric meter by 2020. From the handful of SMETS1 installations currently made each day, suppliers will need to achieve a rate of around 5,000 SMETS 2 meters per day at peak, after the Data and Communications Company central system goes live.
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Big Bang; bringing safety to gas
Gas transmission and distribution in the UK have enviable safety records. But those involved in the sector are only too aware of the dangers the fuel poses. A safety executive in a gas distribution company doing his job right will be a “nervous squirrel”, seeking out the unknowns and always on their toes about the dangers the transportation of gas poses.
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