Portable Appliance Testing & Power Tool Repairs Service
Thurrock Tool Hire are specialists in Portable Appliance Testing and provide a reliable, professional service at great prices to companies, schools, educational institutions, landlords, letting agents and many other types of organisations.
If you have ever been unfortunate enough to have had an electrical accident at work or know someone that has you will know how important it is to make sure that electrical appliances in the home and workplace are safe to use.
PAT Testing Regulations
The UK Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 requires that “every employer shall ensure that work equipment is so constructed or adopted as to be suitable for the purpose for which it is used or provided”.
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1998 states “As may be necessary to prevent danger, all systems shall be maintained so as to prevent so far as reasonably practicable, such danger.”
This means that employers (and the self-employed) have a duty of care to ensure that all electrical work equipment is safe, suitable for the purpose and properly maintained in good order. PAT testing is the best way you can fulfil this obligation.
Why You Need Your Portable Appliances Tested
One of the first things Fire Officers and Health & Safety Inspectors usually ask to see on any inspection visit is PAT records. There are a number of additional reasons why appliances should be tested on a regular basis with the most important ones being:
- To comply with The Electricity at Work Regulations
- To comply with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
- To minimise the risk of fire and injury caused by electrical appliances. Each year about 1,000 accidents at work involving electric shock or burns are reported to the Health and Safety Executive. About 30 of these are fatal.
- To satisfy your Insurance Company
- To comply with all Health & Safety requirements and ISO standards
- To comply with Quality Assurances
What Needs Testing?
Any electrical appliance that is fitted with a plug (including every kettle, fax, copier, extension lead etc and 110V equipment) in a business or public place is required to be tested on a regular basis to ensure that it is in a safe working condition. In fact, if it is electrical and has a plug on it, whether it is in regular use or not, then it must be maintained safely.
What Next?
Contact Thurrock Tool Hire today on 01708 866500 or info@thurrocktoolhire.co.uk for more information about PAT testing.