SELECT Members are being asked to provide their feedback to help an industry-wide research project into neutral current diversion (NCD).
The association is working with sector partners IET, ECA, Electrical Safety First, NICEIC and NAPIT to help shape a UK-wide picture of the scale of the issue.
Contractors who come across NCD are being asked to submit their findings by clicking here.
Participants will be asked to answer a short survey, including questions on the postcode of the installation, the voltage/current measured and if the incident was reported by calling 105.
The research period will run for six months, during which submissions will be reviewed.
Bob Cairney, Director of Technical Services at SELECT, comments, “Currently, there’s not a lot of data about NCD available in the public domain, which is why this industry-wide research is being conducted.
“What happens next depends on what is uncovered; if there are lots of incidences in one area, then the DNO in that area will be made aware of the size of the problem, and if there are lots of incidences countrywide, then every DNO will be alerted.
“Should the findings indicate a problem wider than expected, it may be that the group also decides to inform the UK Government.”
SELECT has already issued a range of NCD resources to help contractors, including posters, a downloadable flowchart and a pocket-sized foldout that advises how to check for the issue.
NCD was also among the hot topics at SELECT’s recent Toolbox Talks, with technical advisers delivering an update to hundreds of Members across Scotland in May and June.
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