Motion: Electrical Safety First’s Manifesto

Electrical Safety First’s Manifesto

Lodged by Drew Smith Standard Motion 22 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes the publication of Electrical Safety First’s Scottish Manifesto; understands that the organisation, which is dedicated to preventing deaths, injuries and damage caused by electricity, has been campaigning to improve electrical safety in a number of key areas; understands that electricity is the source of more than 3,200 house fires a year in Scotland, almost two-thirds of all accidental house fires; highlights that the manifesto calls for social-housing landlords as well as owner-occupied flats to have five-yearly electrical checks carried out by a registered electrician, including in care homes and particularly for people aged 75 or over in order that people with dementia or other similar degenerative conditions can stay safe in their own homes; further notes Electrical Safety First’s calls for better traceability of electrical products and for enforcement agencies to prioritise action on fake electrical goods in order to reduce the 45,000 hospital admissions every year that electrical appliances are responsible for; further highlights Electrical Safety First’s wish for wider awareness of the dangers of undertaking electrical work in the home and the need to always consult a registered electrician, and hopes that the publication of this manifesto promotes wider awareness of electrical safety and actions that can be taken to improve it.

Supporters (22)