Hazards / Risks: Utilities
Risks and articles based around utilities - including electricity, water and gas
Risk Advice & Articles
Failure of National Electricity
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Have you ever sat back and thought about how many of life’s every day appliances rely on electricity?
Independent Utility Companies - What are they?
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Independent utility companies, what are they? How do they impact me? Is who I pay my bill to who I contact when there's a problem with my supply?
What you might need in a Gas Outage
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If there's a problem with your gas supply, do you know what to do?
Know your water supply
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If you have a leak in your home, do you know how to stop the water and how to turn it off?
Failure of Water Infrastructure or Loss of Drinking Water
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Water and the supply of water is vital for us all, it’s a service that we all expect to be there whenever we need to turn our tap on or flush our toilet.
How the power system works in the UK
2m read
Have you ever thought about how the power gets to your home?
LRF in Action
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Power Outage Planning and National Exercises
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Our chance to test Power Outage Scenarios on a big scale with over 200 people involved!
Exercise Inundation
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Its not too often we take part in big exercises across multiple boundaries, but sometimes a great opportunity presents its-self!
Salisbury Rail Crash
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Some describe it as the Salisbury Rail Crash, some as the Salisbury. Derailment and some as the Salisbury Train Crash. Whatever label one puts on it, officially it was Operation Zambezi.