REVIEW
Safe and sustainable for a smart future
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Electrical Safety First’s Product Safety Conference took place last month and once again was all about sharing expertise and cutting-edge developments to ensure the industry has all the key information to prepare for a safe and sustainable future. ERT Editor, Jack Cheeseman, was there.
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his year, Electrical Safety First (ESF) returned to an in-person format for its Annual Product Safety Conference, which was chaired by Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor at The Times. With the fitting title, Safe and Sustainable, the event highlighted key themes and issues while taking a close look at some of the critical topics on the safety and sustainability agenda, including Right to Repair and moving to net zero. Speakers also reviewed more broadly the changing legislative landscape and how this impacts consumer behaviour.
The opening keynote speech by Kevin Hollinrake MP, the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business (pictured left), called for better regulation of online marketplaces.
In multiple investigations, ESF has found potentially lethal electrical goods easily available to purchase through online marketplaces ─ particularly those offered by third-party sellers on websites like Facebook Marketplace, eBay and Amazon Marketplace.
Mr Hollinrake said: “I support the demand for responsibly sourced products and recognise the need to address the major changes we have seen in the
retail landscape. Following on from the pandemic and as a result of major technological advances – many of us now purchase goods online, from the comfort of our own home. But we need to ensure that consumers can be confident that products bought online are as safe as those bought on the high street.”
ESF has been calling for better regulation of electrical products sold online. Currently,
it’s a
simple process for third-party sellers to use online marketplaces to sell their goods, which can often be substandard or counterfeit with little or no oversight by the online platform.
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