Why We Exist

Electrical Equipment

Electrical equipment and installations must be designed and tested to ensure their safety and to comply with statutory regulations.

CMD power modules are manufactured to BS 5733 with production and quality traceability to assist with ensuring compliance of completed office furniture installations.

The diagrams below indicate the maximum number of socket outlets that may be connected from a single power supply cable fed from a 13 amp BS 1363 plug and their relevant fuse ratings.

Repetitive Strain Injury

We understand how to reduce or prevent RSI by using our unrivalled experience to design ergonomically successful products.

• 213, 00 people in work had a musculoskeletal upper limb or neck disorder that was caused or made worse by work in 2007/08. (Health & Safety Executive)

• 81,000 were new cases, compared with a similar figure of 87,000 people in 2001/02.

• 12.5% per cent of employers provide rehabilitation services. (ABI 2005)

• 40% 40 per cent of workers felt RSI was a safety concern

• 4.7m An estimated 4.7 million working days were lost, each person on average taking 13 days off sick, costing the UK economy well over £300 million in lost working time alone