Portable Electrical Appliance Testing (PAT)
What is a Portable Appliance?
A Portable Appliance is a piece of electrical equipment, which is connected to the power supply with a plug and socket.
Why you need Portable Appliances tested?
1. To comply with The Electricity at Work Regulations
2. To comply with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
3. To minimise the risk of fire and injury caused by electrical appliances
4. To satisfy your Insurance Company.
5. To comply with all Health & Safety requirements and ISO standards
6. Quality Assurances also requires you to comply
How often to Appliances need PAT Tested?
This depends on different businesses some are annually some such as construction are every 3 months. Please call us to discuss you business activity and we can give you individual advice.
Who is Responsible?
The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) requires, every employer to ensure that work equipment is suitable for the purpose for which it is provided, only used in the place and under the provisions for which it is provided. It also requires every employer to ensure work equipment be efficiently maintained and kept fit and suitable for its intended purpose. It must not be allowed to deteriorate in function or performance to such a level that it puts people at risk. This means that regular, routine and planned maintenance regimes must be considered if hazardous problems can arise.
Regulation 3 of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 recognises a responsibility that employers and many employees have for electrical systems.
“It shall be the duty of every employer and self employed person to comply with the provisions of the Regulations in as far as they relate to matters which are within his control.
It shall be the duty of every employee while at work:
(a) to co-operate with his employer so far as is necessary to enable and duty placed on that employer by the provision of the Regulations to be complied with: and
(b) to comply with the provision of these regulations in so far as they relate to matters which are within his control."
And finally, one of the first things Fire Officers and Health & Safety Inspectors usually ask to see on any inspection visit is PAT testing records.
Failure to Comply Penalties:
The following information was obtained from our local Health and Safety Authority
Prosecution of business duty holders who fail to comply could result in the following:
If the case goes through a court: A fine of up to £20,000.
If the case goes through a high court because of indictment: The fine is UNLIMITED and a maximum prison sentence of TWO YEARS.
In either of the above cases there is provision for an additional penalty for each day that the offence continues.
Only £2.00+VAT per appliance
No call out fee if engineer is on-site servicing extinguishers or delivering an order*
*otherwise call out fee is £20 negotiable depending on logistics and number of appliances!