Project Fact Sheet 6: Electric Blanket Testing Scheme
Summary of the project
This project involves the testing of electric blankets for safety belonging to residents in the district. The project is run for one week each year in October and at various venues through the Wealden area. A number of partners work together each year to make it a success.
Aim
To reduce the potential for, and number of accidents and house fires cause by faulty electric blankets and provide an information road show relevant to all people attending, but focusing on older people.
Links to Council Objective(s) and Community Strategy Theme(s)
Objective 2: Promoting a healthier and safer community
Community Strategy Theme: Health and Social Care and Safety
Key Partners
- Wealden District Council
- East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust
- Age Concern
- Parish and Town Councils
- Safer Wealden Partnership
- Pension Service
Evaluation Methods
Feedback from members of the public bringing along blankets for testing and the number of blankets tested and the number failing the safety checks.
Performance Target(s)
95% of clients rating the overall service as good or excellent. Removal of all failed blankets from clients and encouraging replacement with ‘money off’ vouchers.
Lead Officer
Sophie Hepworth, Specialist Environmental Health Officer, Wealden District Council
T: 01323 443275 F: 01323 443320 E: sophie.Hepworth@wealden.gov.uk
