About Us - Down to earth portable
appliance testing!
Call us today - to arrange a free site visit - 01467 681376!
Our company is based on the belief that our customers' needs are of the utmost importance.
Our entire team is committed to meeting those needs. As a result, a high percentage of our business is from repeat customers and referrals.
What is an Electrical Portable Appliance?
Any appliance which needs testing is anything with a plug attached to it. It should also be portable. A Personal Computer for example, has a monitor, power lead, speakers and maybe
an multi-socket extension to test. Other examples include Kettles, Irons, Leads, Extension Cables, Treadmills and Printers. Fridges and washing machines are also considered to be portable.
Pat Testing is a Legal Requirement
The Electricity at Work Regulations requires that employers maintain their "electrical
systems" at work to prevent any danger to anyone. This is a legal requirement.
How Often Does my Equipment Need Tested?
The link below will open with a frequency chart for testing equipment.
Legislation
The legislation of specific relevance to electrical maintenance is the Health & Safety at Work
Act 1974, the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Electricity at
Work Regulations 1989, the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and
the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 puts the duty of careupon both the employer and the employee to ensure the
safety of all persons using the work premises. This includes
the self employed.
A strange looking fuse found by one of our engineers!
PAT Testing - What are the consequences?
PAT Testing Legal Standards
Portable appliance testing, or PAT testing, is a major contributor to ensuring safety at all times, and will enable your business to comply with the legal standards. Failure to implement a programme of regular appliance testing can lead to serious consequences, as well as affecting insurance policies.
Insurance Companies
Most insurance companies will assume that the owners of a business are compliant with all relevant regulations.These insurers are fully entitled to reduce, delay or even refuse to pay on a claim for damage caused by a portable appliance that has not been PAT tested.
What Happens if you don't PAT Test?
Recently, an employee sustained a 240 volt electric shock that broke both shoulders whilst attempting to test a newly manufactured appliance that had been incorrectly wired to the mains lead. Suitable precautions had not been taken to prevent electrical injury to employees engaged
in testing work on electrical appliances. Employees were exposed to live wires at 240 Volts AC, there was exposed metal in the test area, there was no PAT test of mains lead prior to live test and no risk assessment for electrical testing work. The employers were prosecuted under The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (No 14), The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992 (No 3) paragraph 1 and received a fine.
Punishments for non-compliance
Fines for non compliance issued by the Magistrate Court are up to £20,000. The Crown Court
can issue an unlimited fine or 2 years imprisonment. A high proportion of fires in the workplace
are caused by faulty appliances. The risk assessment must cover all electrical equipment.
How much will it cost?
We have a minimum call out fee of £45 for local jobs with a small amount of items. For larger
jobs we can test from as little as £1 an item. We do prefer to pay you a free, no obligation,
site visit before giving you a quote. After the visit we will provide you in writing a quote based
on the number of items you have to test and the time it will take us to test them (our fee also includes the preparation of your certificate and asset registrar which is done back at our office).
To arrange your site visit call us now on 01467 681376
We will also supply as part of our service (No extra cost- others will charge you for
this):
Supply and/or fitting of materials e.g. new plugs, correctly rated fuse, rewiring plug top etc are
all free and part of our service. We can also offer a repair service for most minor repairs.
- In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment
- Visual inspection.
- 110V & 240Volts
- Microwave oven leak test (Free of Charge when we carry out PAT Testing).
- We use Calibrated PAT testing equipment.
- Professional PAT Testing Software to manage your assets.
- We fully adhere to the The Institute of Electrical Engineers' (IEE) code of practice.
- Our
Testers are certified by NAPIT (National Association of Professional
Inspectors and Testers) and trained to the level of City & Guilds
2377 Part 1 & 2.
- We provide Pass/Fail Test Results & Completion Certificates (Free of Charge).
- We provide Pass and Fail labels (Free of Charge).
- Free fuse replacement (as required Free of Charge).
- Plug rewiring and replacement (as required Free of Charge).
- Public Liability Insurance to the value of 10 million.
- Repair service offered for most minor repairs.
We are locally owned and operated. We can also provide services to the Oil and Gas Industry
on and offshore with our offshore basic survival trained engineers.
Our Test Engineers are punctual, In uniform and tidy up after themselves!
MORE PAT TESTING INFORMATION
Call us today - to arrange a free site visit - 01467 681376!
"I got your number over a year ago and we contacted your company. You now do the
PAT testing on the flats we have. My husband is happy with this service and I
believe
my brother in law also used you this year as he was extremely
overcharged the previous
year for his house by another company." Mrs Grosvner 2010
