Becats Ltd - Computer & Telephone Cleaning and Portable Appliance Testing in Yorkshire & Humberside

Portable Appliance Testing has evolved as a simple and complete method of testing electrical equipment and appliances to ensure that they are safe. If notice is taken of the correct maintenance schedules and the test results it will ensure your compliance with your legal obligations.

Often companies see PAT testing as going through the motions - some companies fail to have it done at all.

The tester will often attend sites to find appliances in a very dangerous condition.

The risks involved to employees, employers and businesses is immediate and very real. The risks involve electrocution of employees and the risk of fire caused by these faulty appliances.

The IEE Code of Practice states:

“Those carrying out the inspection and testing must be competent to undertake the inspection and, where appropriate, having due regard to their own safety and that of others.”

The tester must have an understanding of the modes of electrical, mechanical or thermal damage to electrical equipment and appliances and their flexes which may be encountered.

Training must include the identification of equipment and appliance types to determine the appropriate test procedures and be able to recommend the frequency of inspection and testing.

Persons testing must be familiar with the test equipment used and in particular their limitations and restrictions so as to achieve repeatable results without damaging the appliances through testing.