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Electrical Safety Council
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) is a registered UK charity working with all sectors of the electrical industry as well as local and central government to reduce deaths and injuries caused by electrical accidents.

Research shows that every year 2.5 million adults get an electric shock in their homes or garden any one of which could have resulted in an injury or death. In 2007, according to government statistics, there were 19 deaths and 2,788 injuries caused by electric shocks. In addition, electricity is now the major cause of accidental domestic fires in UK homes with over 21,000 in 2007. In that same year there were 49 deaths and 3,477 injuries. The Charity, through its activities and partnerships, aims to ensure that consumers’ needs are recognised and that issues of electrical safety are given the appropriate priority.

History

The Electrical Safety Council was established as the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting (NICEIC) in 1956. The National Inspection Council was in turn created from the National Register of Electrical Contractors, established in 1923, an organisation set up to provide protection for consumers against unsafe electrical wiring and equipment. Significant events in our history:


 * 1956 NICEIC set up
 * 1959 First NICEIC newsletter published
 * 1970s Around 18,000 separate electrical installations inspected each year
 * 1971 NICEIC is registered as a charity
 * 1983 First computer introduced into NICEIC Head Office
 * 1986 NICEIC Head Office moves to Vintage House, London
 * 1988 NICEIC forms NQA, National Quality Assurance
 * 1992 16th Edition of IEE Wiring Regulations adopted as British Standard
 * 1998 NICEIC Roll published on CD-ROM and website
 * 2000 NICEIC becomes a UKAS accredited certification body
 * 2002 Technical Manual launched
 * 2005 The charity was renamed the Electrical Safety Council and started to carry out the charitable objectives of the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting. NICEIC Group Ltd formed to carry out the commercial aspects of the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting.
 * 2006 Electrical Safety Council sets up its offices in Buckingham Gate, London