In
just over a week it will be Halloween! Yes really – where on earth
has the year gone? It doesn't seem so long ago we were discussing
sun cream and BBQ's in the office! Now Halloween is a particularly
spooky time of year and the celebration is either something you like
or hate (a bit like Marmite!)
Whether
you are the type to turn the lights off and hide or embrace the
celebration by turning off the lights and lighting up carved out
pumpkins, Halloween should be a little fun perhaps with just a touch
of jumpiness added!
Hidden
surprises
Halloween is also a good time of year to touch upon the hidden
dangers of unsafe electrical appliances. You see, rather like
Halloween, the element of surprise can make you a little jumpy.
However unsafe electrical appliances are very much reality and can
cause serious electrical injury or even death – that's quite a
sobering thought even by Halloween standards.
The UK's leading electrical safety charity, Electrical Safety First
has teamed up with digital agency Code Computerlove who have created
a Halloween themed spooky game that highlights the problems that
unsafe electrical appliances can create. Complete with spooky music,
this is a great game to play which gives you just 30 seconds to find
all the electrical dangers in the room.
Is
there a killer lurking in your home?
In true Halloween style, the aim of the game is to find the killer in
your home before it finds you! From old electrical appliances to
electrical items under product recall, this game highlights how an
innocent looking kettle could lead to electrical injury or electrical
fire if it was being used whilst under a product recall.
With product recalls having on average a 20% success rate, this
leaves an awful lot of potentially fatal appliances still in use in
peoples homes. Items under product recall can bite back when least
expected – not only can the appliance develop serious faults, the
results can often cause expensive damage to your home electrics. As
electricians in South East London we have unfortunately been to many
jobs where fault appliances have caused damage to wiring inside walls
not to mention irrepairable damage to sockets, wall paper, and the
like.
Many people do not know their product was under a product recall,
however there are people who are aware and continue to use the
product due to the inconvenience of exchanging it. Never take the
risk with an electrical appliance under product recall. It is not
worth the danger to you, your loved ones and your home.
What
should you do to avoid the lurking killer in your home?
It is a good idea to check that none of your electrical appliances
are under product recall. This can be done easily by checking the
product
recall section on the Electrical Safety First website. All types
of products can be affected regardless of price or brand.
Beware of using old electrical items that may not be electrically
safe or electrical appliances which have bare wires coming from the
plug. Both of these products should not be used.
Should an electrical appliance develop a fault or you suspect it is
malfunctioning, unplug it immediately and do not use it. It is all
too easy to take a chance on an electrical item but not worth the
risk to your life or risk a serious injury.
Have fun this Halloween but don't forget to check your electrical
appliances first to avoid any 'real' bumps in the night. :)
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