About the legislation
PAT Testing
requirements for Businesses/Organisations
Employers Responsibility:
To comply with the 1989 Electricity at work regulations, it is
necessary to implement a programme
of Inspection and testing of all necessary portable
appliances.
The Electricity at work regulations state:
Regulation 4: "as may be necessary to prevent danger all
systems shall be maintained so as to
prevent so far as reasonably practicable such danger."
There is an obligation to carry out a programme of testing,
maintenance and inspection:
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Where ANY appliances are used by employees
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Where the public may use appliances in places such as
hospitals, schools, hotels, shops etc
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where appliances are supplied or hired
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Where appliances are serviced or repaired
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Landlords also have a duty to take certain precautions against
injury or death
The laws promoted by the HSE and other organisations are
designed to improve safety for all in the workplace and other
public areas or buildings. With a simple, systematic
PAT testing
regime you can comply with legislation and ensure that your
workforce, your customers and your people are fully protected.
Because of this we can operate outside of normal
working hours to suit the customer. Evening and weekend
appointments carry no extra charges.
Read more about
what a PAT test actually involves.
The following list
represents some of the key legislative instruments that govern
how electrical safety is monitored and controlled in the UK:
The
Health & Safety at Work Act 1974,
The
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Product recall
information - up to date list of electrical faults
We have prepared a
detailed summary of the testing procedure to enable
you to fully understand what will happen during a test
performed by Circuit Electrical Testing Ltd.
See also:
Installation of fire alarm
systems
Periodic fixed
wire testing & inspection
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