Are your lights safe?

After 12 months packed away in the loft, Christmas lights can easily become electrically unsafe. We recommend the following simple checks.

Ho ho ho! The festive season is in full swing and homes are twinkling with fairy lights and Christmas cheer.

With Christmas here before we know it, it’s essential to ensure we are all safe over the festive period. The increasing requirements we put on our electrical installations goes up each year with more and more festive lights, gadgets and appliances.

The risk of an electric shock causing serious injury or death is greater outdoors than indoors, due to possible wet conditions and the physical contact with the ground.

The end of the summer holidays is rapidly approaching, and holidays abroad, barbeques and lazy days will be replaced by a new school year. Children do not share the same view on safety as adults, and often leap without looking, so how can you as parents ensure that your children stay safe?