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Electrical safety checks to carry out when working from home

How to check the electrical equipment that you use when working from home.

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This guidance is relevant for:

  • desktop computers that are plugged into the mains

  • laptop charging systems that are plugged directly into the mains (but they are not applicable to battery powered equipment)

  • any extension cables that you might use to run your computer equipment from

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