Contractor Fined as Apprentice Electrician Killed

coming up on this week's news a Contracting  firm is fined after an 18-year-old electrical   Apprentice is electrocuted the trade reacts to  yet another amendment to the regs and we check   out the spotlight that's made from old coffee  grounds welcome to electrical news weekly in   association with solar trade sales your easy  One-Stop shop for all things solar whether   you're listening in the van onsite or down at the  wholesale counter I'm Joy Robinson and I've been  

through the best of the electrical industry news  to save you the trouble and if you think you've   spotted the two words that I've been challenge to  slip into this week's show comment with them below   for the chance to win a prize a Contracting  firm has been fed £10,000 following the death  

of a Teenage electrical Apprentice 18-year-old  Adam Newell was electrocuted after coming into   contact with a live circuit on a newb build site  in Moneymore in Northern Ireland in 2021 a pro by   health and safety investigators established that  new was alone and unsupervised in a store room   in the property when the incident occurred he was  working with a newly laid electrical cable which   had become energised Newell a keen cyclist and  a member of East Tyrone Cycling Club is survived  

by his parents and two sisters Dun Ganon based  Swift control services limited which received the   £10,000 penalty at Derry Crown Court had earlier  pleaded guilty to a single health and safety   offense prosecutor Graham Cardwell described the  case as a tragic and distressing one in which a   young man had lost his life while working as  a first year electrical Apprentice he said it   shows the devastating consequences of not having  adequate safety measures in place the conviction  

should act as a deterrent to other employers and  businesses to ensure they have stringent processes   in place especially for young or inexperienced  workers we at eFIXX would just like to send our   deepest condolences to the friends and family  of Mr Newell that is just another tragic tragic   story in other news the trade has begun reacting  to the latest proposed amendment to the wiring  

regulations the draft of amendment 4 comes hot  on the heels of the publication of amendment 3   which was issued earlier this month if you've  experienced A Rush of adrenaline because you   missed Amendment Three then don't worry it's a  free to download PDF which clarifies the issue   of unidirectional and bidirectional rcds I've put  a link in the show notes to that document it was   fast-tracked to address some unsatisfactory  practices with Renewable Power sources by  

contrast Amendment four has been a long time  in the making and is designed to matches with   European standards it includes requirements for  secondary batteries generating sets and power   over ethernet installations it also sets out the  procedures for functional earthing and bonding   for computer systems responding to concerns about  the number of changes to the regs this year the   I says they're a response to fast evolving  Technologies the iet's mark Cole says that  

the days of the Evergreen electrician are gone  Evolutions in technology installation practices   and developments in standardisation are happening  quickly it's therefore important that installers   stay well informed of what's happening in the  industry the IET and other industry bodies are   inviting electricians to now have their say on the  latest Amendment you can see the draft and provide   your comments online until the 3rd of November  this year again I've put a link in the show notes  

Amendment for is due to come into force in 2026  training is naturally a key way to stay up to-  

date with new technologies and this week there's  been a flurry of new options the Nic EIC has just   announced that it's expanding its training offer  in Penkridge, Telford, Bristol, London, Gatwick,  

Dartford Manchester and Maidstone. at Penkridge  in Staffordshire you'll now be able to do the   level three eal awards for Ev Chargers storage  systems and solar as well as a full classroom   course in the 18th Edition there's also a safe  isolation workshop and a series on electrical   fundamentals for maintenance operatives at Telford  Bristol London Gatwick Dartford and Manchester   the Nic EIC has added a level three award in  initial and periodic electrical inspection  

and testing meanwhile at Maidstone, you can do  level 3s in solar and storage the programs offer   professionally accredited CPD certificates and  speaking of professionally accredited CPD last  

week's question of the week was taken from our  brand new training package from Marshall Tufflex   on the subject of containment and keeping it  compliant and safe the question was Bare copper   coated conductors should not be laid in direct  contact with galvanised steel containment as it   can cause corrosion due to what the correct answer  of course is the galvanic series which can cause   serious problems to our containment and cables and  we had a much better showing this week with 85% of  

viewers on YouTube getting it right while over on  LinkedIn 74% were correct for more information on   what that means and how to avoid the problems it  causes check out that new free training package   by clicking the link in the show notes also  unveiling a suite of new courses is Schneider  

Electric the switch gear giant is unifying  Specialists courses and digital campuses into   one overall offering called Schneider Electric  training it says the move is designed to address   the chronic skills Gap in the trade the courses  will be delivered via several specialist academmis   there's also a digital campus for on demand CPD  courses two academies are already up and running   with three more in the pipeline the Academy in  telford offers competent person certification  

and City and guilds assured authorised person  training the Coventry Academy covers automation   such as programmable logic controllers variable  speed drives motion control and robots as usual   I've put a link to the training program in the  show notes in product news this week Toyota has  

unveiled its long awaited electric van the pro a  Max is the Japanese Giant's first electric heavy   duty van and it's now available in the UK it has  a 110 KW battery that's good for a rang of 260 Mi   but not all is as it seems motoring journalists  have been quick to point out that the proace is   actually a fiat punto underneath that shiny  Toyota badge and it's also the same as the   ram proace they say that they're all identical  due to an EU anti-competitive deal still the van  

gets positive reviews in the Press its battery  can be fast charged at 150 KW enabling a top up   to 80% in charge in under an hour on the AC front  the van comes as standard with an 11 Kw onboard   charger but at over £60,000 the starting price  in the UK ain't cheap so armed with knowledge   that the models are all the same we'd recommend  you shop around as always heating controls maker  

Drayton has launched an installer loyalty program  the scheme known as Drayton rewards plus replaces   the old n degree Network you earn points by  registering products and completing online   training courses you can spend the points in the  firm's rewards catalog which includes products   workwear and merch if you claim points for  products that you've installed you automatically   get an extended 5-year warranty that you can  pass on to your customer lighting firm trilux  

has unveiled the yonos Luminaire system which it  says has been designed to cut the material waste   typically associated with cat A installations  cat As are office fitouts which are installed   at build stage and don't have a specific tenant in  mind often the incoming tenant rips out the whole   interior including the luminaires when they put in  their own bespoke interior the yonos is a trunking   matrix which can be adapted for each change in 

fit out the plug- and-play Luminaires and Lighting   devices to be easily repositioned or added during  subsequent cat B fitouts reducing waste and   offering a tailored lighting solution that adapts  to tenants needs still on Lighting in news that's  

weirder than the texture of a dried apricot a  British company has released a spotlight made   of coffee grounds leeds based lumiadd combines the  grounds with a bioplastic called pla to create the   lights using 3D printers The Firm says that as  well as being environmentally friendly infusing   discarded coffee grounds into the plant polymers  creates unique unique texture and natural colour   the luminaire can also be composted at the end  of their life lastly a reminder that we're in  

the market for your stories your projects and  your recommendations as we'd like to share   them with the wider eFIXX community in September  we're shifting our Focus to Commercial Lighting   tools and workwear and of course diving into  the safe for September campaign that we fully   support send us pictures of your installs or  let us know if you've come across any new kit   that's making your job easier now just before  we get to your favourite bit of the show where  

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and select one at random to be the winner of an  eFIXX goodie bag prize answers submitted after   about lunchtime on the Thursday after release will  not be entered into the draw now let's reveal the   winners of last week's challenge word competition  the words were horseradish and fruitcake and the   winner from last week is mag 82 UK although a  special mention must also be given to Marcus   Naylor who managed to answer entirely in emojis  his answer of horse sweet potato and grapes cake  

made me smile so much I've decided to award him  a bonus prize for effort so very well done to you   both and make sure you click the link in the show  notes to claim your prize and just to let you know   that we're going on summer break for EMW now so  there won't be an episode on the next two Mondays   but stay tuned for the 2nd of September when we'll  be back with all your industry news and updates   big thanks to script writer Ray for his way with 

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