ECA’s electrical safety guidance launched across the UK
Posted: Thursday, July 17th, 2025
ECA members have been instrumental in the new guidance published by the Energy Networks Association (ENA). The guidance details how to ensure safety with secondary low-voltage electrical supplies for life safety services and electrification rollout, such as electric vehicle charging. Hospitals, data centres, and high-risk residential buildings rely on this secondary energy supply, which is usually provided through generators. These generators ensure consistent, uninterrupted use in the event of a power cut or fire. This can be lifesaving in situations such as during a surgery or when fire alarms and sprinklers need to be activated. In 2023, ECA members told the trade association that applying for multiple low-voltage supplies was tough where additional capacity or a secondary source was required. This was due to having to navigate a myriad of operators that manage the electrical distribution across the UK and inconsistencies in their guidance. ECA met and worked with the ENA to discuss these issues brought forward by electrical industry leaders and find solutions. The ENA considered all comments when it produced the guidance, Engineering Recommendations G94, Managing the Risks Associated with the Provision of Multiple Connections in Close Proximity.
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