PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING (PAT)
The Health and safety at work act 1974 requires that employers and employees take responsibility for the safety of all those working at the premises. This includes the electrical appliances.
This means as an employer you need to show that you are doing all you can to keep your employees safe as they go about their daily work. Electricity poses a great risk and appliances can easily become damaged or deteriorated leading to risk of electric shock. The best way of ensuring that your appliances are safe is to have a PAT test carried out on them.
Portable Appliance Testing or PAT Testing is the process of checking electrical appliances for safety through a series of visual inspections and electronic tests.
Generally, any item which attaches to the mains via a standard plug or fused connection unit should be PAT tested. Some items require multiple tests such as a typical kettle or laptop computer. For example, a kettle is usually made up of two parts which have a 230v AC connection - the kettle itself and the base or cable. These must be tested separately. A laptop commonly can have three parts to it - the computer, the charger and the mains cable, however only the charger and mains cable receive 230v AC and need testing. The computer itself will be rated under 50v DC and does not need testing. It need not be a confusing process however - simply let us know what items you want testing and we will do the rest.
Upon completion of testing you will receive the following report in PDF format:
An inventory containing each appliance type, name, location and description.
A full set of test results for each appliance tested. This will include details of any failed items with an explanation of their failure.
A visible pass or fail label on each appliance with details of the inspection date, next inspection due and our contact details and initials as inspector.