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FatallyFlawed was founded by two professional engineers: Peter M Munro CEng MIET and David Peacock IEng FIET who said:
We are from different parts of the country and came together in an attempt to raise awareness after we had each encountered the use of “safety socket covers” in our respective churches. As engineers we were horrified to realise that ignorance of actual electrical safety was leading to parents and carers making flawed decisions in what they thought was the best interests of children in their care.
After nearly 10years campaigning founder,
David Peacock, died in November 2018. Co-founder Peter Munro said:
"David Peacock was a commited and conscientious professional engineer who unselfishly devoted a
great deal of time and effort to his extremely thoroughly researched campaigns, FatallyFlawed and
Plugsafe. This work stemmed from an awareness that not only were socket covers unnecessary but
in many ways could be seriously harmful. It is a tribute to his efforts that, despite the initial
indifference and intransigence of many official bodies, there is growing public and professional
recognition that the inherent safety features of BS1363 sockets, from their inception, are only
compromised by the use of socket covers, which have no useful function."
There is a full obituary on the IET website.
Those involved continue the campaign as a fitting legacy for David.
Patron: Dr Adam Hart-Davis, author and broadcaster. Dr Hart-Davis has received many honours, of particular relevance is that he was the first recipient of The Public Promotion of Engineering Medal awarded by the Royal Academy of Engineering for his work in bringing an understanding of engineering to a wider public.
Distinguished Supporters:
Dr Johnny Ball, the man who taught generations of children to count. Johnny was the 2007 recipient of The Public Promotion of Engineering Medal. He is a prolific broadcaster and author and has won everything from a BAFTA and an Emmy nomination to numerous honorary doctorates.
Professor Peter M. Grant OBE, HonDEng FIET CEng FIEEE FREng CEng FRSE
Emeritus Regius Professor of Engineering at Edinburgh University, past member of Scottish Science Advisory Council
Panel of Expert Advisors. FatallyFlawed.org.uk is privileged to have the benefit of specialist advice from a panel of experts in a number of relevant fields. These include:
Engineering
Professor J.F Roulston OBE D.Eng Hon DSc MSc BSc CEng FIET FRSE FREng
EurIng Graham Kenyon CEng MIEE MIET
Member of IET Technical Advisory Panels for Buildings Electrical Technology and Functional Safety
David Gibbon MRICS MBEng, Chartered Building Surveyor and Building Engineer
Medicine
Dr G Howard Moody BDS. Ph.D. FDSRCSEd. FRC.Path. DFM. FRCSEd.
Pathologist and Forensic Consultant
Dr Ann Whitfield MB BS FRCA
Anaesthetist
Professor Angela Thomas OBE MB BS, PhD, FRCPE, FRCPath, FRCPCH
Paediatrician
Child Care/Child Health
Jacqueline Drinkwater OBE
Former nursery owner and chair of the National Day Nurseries Association (Scotland)
Gill Davidson
Former tutor and antenatal teacher with the National Childbirth Trust, grandmother
We also acknowledge the past assistance and advice given by
Professor David S. Ritchie MA FRSE
The late Sigrid Watt MSc DipNEd RSCN SRN RCNT RNT, Senior Lecturer in Child Health
The bottom line is:
Safety is designed into UK sockets - plug in covers reduce safety!
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