If you have yet to decide upon a reasonable New Years Resolution or you have already broken yours – start afresh today and make a New Years Resolution that could save your life!

Christmas lists may become shorter as children get older, however those few presents requested can put a bit of a dent in the Christmas budget. Before the Elves rush into getting to work on those presents, it might be worth thinking twice on those corners that might be about to be cut.

New research carried out by the electrical safety charity Electrical Safety First reveals that many people ignore product recall notices or worse still, are not notified that their electrical appliance could be dangerous.

Would you ignore a product recall notice?

This last weekend I had a call out from a customer in my local area of Nottingham. It was a typical phone call that I am am used to getting out of hours and went along the lines of “my electrics are tripping for some reason”.

Why do electrics suddenly start tripping?

The traditional October half term break is now under way for most parents up and down the country. This time of year is dull and rain is almost definitely likely to feature in the week off. So if your child is done with the Autumn scavenger hunts and the rain is pelting down outside, then they are likely to be indoors making use of electrical items.

There is growing publicity around privately rented homes after startling figures revealed that private tenants were at greater risk of receiving an electrical shock than housing association tenants and home owners.

As an electrician in Nottingham who is passionate about electrical safety, I am concerned about the increase recently in counterfeit products. Counterfeit electrical products have been around for some time and you may have heard about the dangers of buying a 'fake TV' or other electrical items.

With another academic year starting, students are busy getting to know one another, finding their way round a new city and generally just enjoying life.

With the excitement of moving into a new house or even halls of residence, it is easy to overlook essential safety features within your living quarters – things like electricity, gas and water for example. (Would you know what to do if your lights went out?)

With the August bank holiday approaching, many people are thinking about getting away from it all for a few days. In typical British style, the weather isn't looking too great, however don't let bad weather deter you from checking out the electrical safety of your holiday accommodation. Whatever type of accommodation you stay in, from caravans to self catering cottages and hotels to tents, you can pretty much guarantee that electricity will feature somewhere in your holiday.

Summer and gardening go hand in hand this time of year, however you would be surprised by how easy it can be to receive an electrical shock or injury as a result of carrying out a seemingly ordinary gardening task.