Legislation and Regulations

Sections Two and Three require employers to, as far as is reasonably practicable, reduce health and safety risks to employees, and those not in their employment but who may be affected by their activities

Requires employers to complete a suitable and sufficient assessment of the risk to employees, and those not in their employment but who may be affected by their activities.

Part P states that anyone carrying out electrical installation work in a home must make sure that the work is designed and installed to protect people from fire and electric shocks. Part P applies to any changes made to existing installations, including any parts that have been rewired.

The IET Wiring Regulations is the national standard to which all domestic and industrial wiring must conform.

Provides guidance to those responsible for the inspection, testing and maintenance of electrical appliances. Specifying the frequency and scope of inspections and testing in different environments.

Regulation Four requires that any electrical system is maintained

All electrical appliances supplied by the landlord as part of a
tenancy must be safe

Code of Practice sets out recommended frequency of electrical
installation, inspection and testing; recommendations for gaining
access to domestic tenanted social housing properties to
undertaken electrical inspection and tests; competency
requirements of electrical installers and inspectors and how to
manage the date compiled during electrical inspection and tests.

Requires the property to be fit for human habitation.
For electrical installations the Housing, Health and Safety Rating
System includes consideration of general lighting provision, socketoutlet provision, escape lighting (emergency lighting), automatic fire detection and electrical hazards for fixed wiring and portable electrical equipment

keep in repair and proper working order the installations in the
dwelling house for water, gas and electricity …

Section Four places a ‘duty of care’ on the landlord in relation to
any person who might be affected by a defect which would result in
personal injury or damage to their property