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News Release from: Portable Appliance Safety Services
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 August 2007
Appliance testing improves health and
safety
In-house PAT can significantly reduce a business' expenses, and it's easy to learn how to perform the testing.
Portable appliance testing (PAT) is an essential part of any business' health and safety strategy Annual testing of appliances is an on-going cost to all businesses
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 7 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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However the costs incurred for many businesses can be considerably reduced by carrying out testing in-house, rather than through maintenance contractors or PAT testing companies.
You don't have to be an electrician to carry out PAT testing, a one-day PAT training course is all that's needed.
How often should items be tested?.
The law requires that electrical appliances are safe to be used for the purpose for which they are designed.
Organisations should also do as much as is reasonably practicable to ensure that they are safe (Electricity at Work Regulations 1989).
Guidance from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) suggest intervals for inspection and testing ranging from three months (for construction equipment) to four years (computers in offices).
Portable Appliance Safety Services is a company that specialises in PAT testing training, PAT services and PAT testing equipment.
It can provide customers with everything needed to carry out their own testing in-house.
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