Safety
Welcome to the Sparks Blog on the topic of Safety. Purchasing an item on our website is one thing, installing it or using it properly and safely is another thing.
Via this section, you can find much information related to things such as Electrical Safety and Fire Safety.
We want our customers to be safe when they install and use the products we sell on our website, and both the safety bodies in the UK and the manufacturers have an abundance of caution and advice on this topic.
If there is any advice related to the safety and security of our products that you require, please advise via email or by contacting us.
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Aico Tips: fitting and looking after your smoke alarm, and other useful tips
This article continues the range of Aico Tips / Q&A which answer the following questions: ...
Selecting the correct fire detection system: optical alarms, ionisation alarms, heat alarms
In the full guide on selecting the right fire alarms for your home, after the Aico Tips fitting a...
selecting the right Smoke Alarms, grades and categories, and what do the Building Regulations demand
Continuing the Aico Tips fitting a smoke alarm into a domestic dwelling, please find below the...
Tips: What is a smoke alarm, what's the purpose and how to choose a smoke alarm?
The following are taken from Aico's tips and guidelines as presented in "A basic guide to fitting...
Electrical Safety for those Living in rented accommodation, tenants and landlords tips
Via the Electrical Safety Council tips and advices, besides the Tips for avoiding the potential...
Electrical Safety and You(2): tips for reducing the risk of electrical hazards or injuries
After presenting the hazard risks of dealing and working around/with the electricity, and once you...
Electrical safety and You(1): what are the hazards, assessing and reducing the risk
When dealing with electrical devices and electricity, there are some simple precautions you can...
Electrical Safety in Homes, using the Extensions Leads and the Adaptors in a safe way
Continuing the series of Electrical Safety Tips, inspired by the NICEIC advices on their website,...
Tips for Home Fire Safety, Electrical Appliances at Home and Fire Safety Tips
In 2007, Government statistics showed that over 43,000 fires started by accident in UK homes were...
Tips for your Electrical Safety Outdoors, Avoid Electrical Accidents in the Gardens
NICEIC offers the below helpful tips in order to help you to use electrical equipment safely in...
Simple Tips for Electrical Safety in the Kitchen - Kitchen Safety at Home
We all know that water and electricity make a lethal combination, and the kitchen(with the...
Bathroom safety - simple rules for avoiding electricity related dangers in the bathrooms
As we all know, water carries electricity very efficiently. When water(or wet...
Short guide on working safely with and around electricity especially on construction sites
Via the esc.org.uk we found this very helpful article regarding the Electrical Safety in the...
Part P of the Building Regulations: protecting the homeowners and reducing the risk of electric shock
About the Part P factsheet - Don’t put lives at risk by using/installing dangerous electrics! As...
Domestic Smoke Alarms Selector: what Alarms to Fit and Where
Aico has an excellent Product Selector Guide, which comes only in a printed form and can be...
Rules for electrical safety in the home(read this before starting any electrical work)
Although we are not electricians(yet we deal with a lot of electrical stuff + also with a lot of...