{"id":9257,"date":"2015-10-19T09:13:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T09:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/?p=9257"},"modified":"2015-10-19T09:13:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T09:13:45","slug":"survey-reveals-60-of-electricians-encounter-non-compliant-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewnews.co.uk\/index.php\/survey-reveals-60-of-electricians-encounter-non-compliant-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey reveals 60% of electricians encounter non-compliant products"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/b>The NAPIT Trade Association has recently redoubled its efforts to work with key industry partners in order to address the impact non-compliant, defective, suspicious or counterfeit products are having on electrical installers.<\/p>\n

It comes in response to the concerning results of a major installer survey which showed that:
\n\u2013 Nearly 60% of respondents encounter non-compliant electrical products but don\u2019t report them and, of these, nearly half (45%) said that it was because they didn\u2019t know where to report them to
\n\u2013 53% said they caused an inconvenience and 25% said they have caused a direct safety risk to customers
\n\u2013 45% of electrical installers are unsure whether they have the necessary knowledge to identify counterfeit electrical goods in most cases
\n\u2013 95% of the respondents would like to received further guidance on how to identify counterfeit\/non-compliant electrical products
\n\"Frank<\/a>
\nCommenting on the survey, NAPIT Group Technical Director and Trade Association Chairman Frank Bertie (pictured) said: \u201cWhen we heard the serious concerns one of our members and saw those concerns directly reflected in the experiences of hundreds of installers through our electrical products survey, the need to tackle the problem became clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we have created a new Defective, Suspicious or Counterfeit Products Reporting Form<\/em> in cooperation with BEAMA, a trade association which represents manufacturers of electrical infrastructure products, and the Electrotechical Market Surveillance Group (EMS).<\/p>\n

“The new form will allow NAPIT members to draw attention to potentially dangerous electrical products and pass that information on to EMS member organisations, who conduct their own product testing using independent labs to build cases of mis-selling \u2013 working with Trading Standards and\/or the Health & Safety Executive to get dangerous products removed from the shelves.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the same time, we\u2019re working with likeminded organisations to support \u2018Does it Comply?\u2019 \u2013 a multilateral industry initiative designed increase awareness of the dangers of substandard electrical products.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new website is a fantastic resource which will be invaluable to NAPIT members and non-members alike who want to find out about non-compliant and counterfeit products and report any problems they come across.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information and reporting guidance on defective, suspicious or counterfeit products, go to: www.doesitcomply.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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