Many insurance providers insist that portable appliance testing is carried out on a regular basis, and more are starting to join with this idea. If you suffer an avoidable accident, then under law if found guilty it may be deemed you have committed a criminal offence. Insurers will not pay fines or compensation resulting from a criminal offence. 
Faults may arise in electrical appliances that are not readily apparent. For example internal damage from misuse or electrical connections may deteriorate over time due to corrosion or fatigue.
To identify such defects a regime of regular electrical safety testing should be deployed. This is commonly known as Portable Appliance Testing or P.A.T. Did you know that…?
The UK Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) 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 1989 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) must ensure that all electrical work equipment is safe, suitable for the purpose and properly maintained in good order. Appliance Test Services specialise in providing on-site electrical safety testing and administration services for portable appliances to help small and medium size businesses comply with the Electricity At Work Regulations.
Every business has different requirements so we offer a very simple and competitive pricing structure.
For small businesses pricing by the appliance or for medium size businesses appliance testing can be charged by the hour.
Testing requires that the appliance is removed from service for 5-10 minutes, so to minimise the inconvenience and maximise the safety to your business we offer flexible or out of hours appliance testing at your convenience.
The electrical safety tests and inspection that we perform follow the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) Codes of Practice for In Service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment, our experienced testers are City & Guilds trained in electrical engineering, electronic servicing and certificated as well by the National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers.
Some of this information we collect for the administration of your portable appliances may be uniquely identified with you or your business (such as contact name, phone number etc). Our privacy policy ensures We do not share, sell or trade this information to other companies or organisations.
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