Electrical Safety First
Powering change + saving lives. UK's free electrical safety advice go-to, a charity dedicated to preventing deaths and injuries caused by electricity.
Electrical Safety First is the UK charity dedicated to reducing deaths and injuries caused by electrical accidents. Our aim is to ensure everyone in the UK can use electricity safely.
🏡 We caught up with Max McMurdo LTD at Grand Designs Live to chat about finding the right electrician for your home projects.
As Max says, it’s easy to assume someone is registered because they have the tools and experience... but it’s important to check.
Our Find an Electrician tool helps homeowners and landlords find registered electrical contractors in their area by postcode.
🔎 Find an electrician: https://bit.ly/4rTeTWg
⚡ Hiring an electrician? Don’t just take their word for it.
At Grand Designs Live, we spoke to homeowners who assumed their electrician was qualified and competent, but hadn’t actually checked.
We also heard stories of people who later discovered contractors weren’t registered or didn’t have the right insurance, leaving them facing an expensive remedy.
Our Find an Electrician tool lists electricians registered with UK competent scheme providers, helping you find the right person and giving you added reassurance before electrical work starts in your home. 🔎 https://bit.ly/4rWbbLU
Plug in this device and it'll cut your electricity use by 30%. Some bold claims.
Our investigation revealed quite the opposite.
We opened up a handful of these “energy-saving” devices to see what consumers are actually getting for their money. https://bit.ly/4z8QIFJ
Spoiler: the part supposedly "saving" you electricity isn’t connected to anything.
And that’s not the only problem. 👇
https://bit.ly/4jB2dRW
💡 is just around the corner! ⚡️
While hunting for the best offers, be cautious of third-party sellers on online marketplaces, especially when buying electricals. Legitimate electrical goods must undergo rigorous testing to meet safety regulations.
For peace of mind, buy from reputable high-street retailers to ensure your products comply with UK safety standards.
Find our safe shopping advice at electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/dbe
03/10/2026
As energy bills rise, could a plug-in device like this really be the answer to lower energy bills?
These so-called "energy-saving" devices are being sold online, claiming to reduce your electricity consumption simply by being plugged into a socket.
We tested 13 of them from various online marketplaces and found NONE could deliver the saving claimed: https://bit.ly/4y4KZjG
Every device FAILED basic safety tests. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDLQBBwShA
We opened them up and found little more than a small circuit board inside. In most cases, this simply powered an LED on the front of the device. Meaning that, whilst they would not deliver the savings claimed, they actually use electricity while plugged in and cost you.
Save up to 30% on your electricity just by plugging in a device? Sounds too good to be true. 🔌
We took one of these devices apart. The so-called “energy-saving” devices being sold online, and what we found, tells a very different story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeDLQBBwShA
The device failed safety testing, such as the plug pin test, and the component supposedly responsible for saving electricity? It wasn’t even connected to the circuit.
Watch what happens when we open it up. 👇
Trying to cut your electricity bill? This plug-in device could cost far more than it saves.
Our Product Safety Engineer, Giuseppe Capanna, joined BBC Breakfast to expose devices that deceive consumers with false energy-saving claims.
Tests found weak plug pins that could snap off inside a socket and remain live. Some devices could explode, putting people at risk of fire or electric shock.
There are no components inside that could deliver the promised savings.
Do not buy one. Please share this warning.
As energy bills rise, could a plug-in device really be the answer to lower them? We did some digging and found...
These so-called "energy-saving" devices are being sold online, claiming to reduce your electricity consumption simply by being plugged into a socket.
We tested 13 of them from various online marketplaces and found NONE could deliver the saving claimed: https://bit.ly/4y4KZjG
What's worse, every one FAILED basic safety tests.
📱 Can you spot the electrical hazards in your home?
Flosverse Techsphere is launching a new Electrical Safety mobile app, helping children and families learn to recognise electrical hazards and build safer habits at home.
The app is the latest development in Flosverse’s electrical safety education project, now in its third year with support from Electrical Safety First through the Electrical Safety Fund.
The fund supports local projects that help communities understand electrical risks and take simple steps to stay safer at home.
👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wBS0Yv
❌ Surge protection is not overload protection.
A surge-protected extension lead - it will not protect you against overload.
It is only there to protect you against overvoltage, in the instance of a lightning strike, for example, not overload protection. More life-saving advice: https://bit.ly/4vyRObV
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