PAT Testing

It's not just business and employees that require PAT Testing.

Portable appliance testing is a process by which your electrical equipment is tested to see if it is safe. Electricity kills and injures people. Around 1000 electrical accidents at work are reported to the Health & Safety Executive each year and about 25 people die of their injuries. Many of these deaths and injuries arise from the use of poorly maintained electrical equipment. This information will make you appreciate how important it is to maintain the condition of portable appliances.

We offer a professional testing service, using the most up to date equipment producing clear, printed certificates. We use a software management system which enables us to manage the information associated with the testing of portable appliances in accordance with Health and Safety Executives Health and Safety at Work Regulations and the Institution of Electrical Engineers' Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and testing of Electrical Equipment. All of our engineers are qualified and present themselves in a professional manner.

PAT testing consists of a number of tests.

The visual inspection is the first key element of all checks. During this
we check for:

• Damaged plugs and equipment
• Damaged flexes
• Correctly wired plugs
• Correctly rated fuses

Further tests may include:

• Earth continuity testing
• Polarity test
• Insulation resistance
• Earth leakage test