FREE Electric Blanket Safety Checks in Preston and Hornsea

38% of Electric Blankets fail safety test!

Last year more than 429 electric blankets were tested as part of the East Riding Council’s continuing programme of electric blanket safety checks. In total 38 per cent of the blankets failed the safety test and were found to be dangerous to use.

National statistics show that old and unsafe electric blankets cause more than 5,000 fires each year. More than half of all electric blankets tested nationally are found to be unsafe. Electric blankets which are over 10 years old do not have the safety features of modern blankets. Serious defects can also develop when blankets are not used in accordance with the instructions.

The East Riding Council and Humberside Fire and Rescue are holding a series of Electric Blanket Safety Checks. The FREE testing sessions in Holderness will be held on Tuesday, 14 September at Hornsea Floral Hall in the morning and Preston Fire Station, Station Road, Preston in the afternoon.

Appointments must be made for any blankets which will be brought to the event, and are available on a first-come first-served basis. It takes six minutes to check each blanket. Note: Those who arrive without an appointment for a blanket will be disappointed as there will not be time to take extra blankets.

People wishing to make appointments to have their electric blankets tested should telephone East Riding of Yorkshire Council on 08457 887700, (01482) 393939, or through Consumer Direct on 08454 040506.