Your Guide to Managing LV Switchgear Safely

How to optimise switchgear maintenance

Switchgear maintenance is a matter of life and death: literally. Every year in the UK there are around 200 deaths and nearly 1,000 major accidents involving switchgear and other electrical equipment. It’s perhaps not surprising that electricity-related incidents account for around 10 per cent of all fatalities at work.

But what is surprising is that LV switchgear is responsible for nearly one in four of these accidents. According to The Institution of Engineering and Technology, incorrect switchgear maintenance and management is the main cause of 91 per cent of these workplace disasters.

As an owner of LV switchgear, this guide will help you identify some of the key ways to better handle, maintain and manage your switchgear safely to avoid accidents, damage and downtime. What you learn by using this guide will help you remain compliant with Health and Safety legislation and avoid visits from the Health and Safety Executive

Packed with the latest statistics and research, informative checklists and tables, as well as a colourful and readable design, the guide will help you to understand the main causes of switchgear-related accidents and common switchgear safety problems to avoid. It looks in depth at aspects of switchgear maintenance and management, providing advice on choosing the right handling equipment to use for good switchgear maintenance.

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