PAT Testing your electrical appliances in Clacton

As a Clacton business owner, you are probably aware that you should have all electrical appliances in your business PAT tested. We provide very competitively priced, first class PAT testing in Clacton for care homes, nursing homes, hotels, bed and breakfast accommodation, restaurants, bars, cafes, amusement arcades and any other type of business in the Clacton-on-sea area. We're a local company based in Colchester. We have a great reputation in Colchester and Essex and offer full PAT Testing Services for as many appliances, both portable and fixed that you require

Safety in Clacton workplaces with pat testing

If you run a business that employs people or have the general public on your site, it's a good idea to ensure that PAT tests are done regularly on all electrical appliances, not only because it maintains good practice, but also to keep your staff and customers safe. A further reason is for your insurance provider.  The regulations below give more information: -

• Health and Safety at Work Act - Electricity at work 1974
• The Electricity at Work Regulations of 1989
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations of 1998
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations of 1999

Should there be an issue or incident involving an electrical appliance, even though there is no legal requirement to test appliances regularly, you risk being fined £5,000. In some cases people have served a prison sentence when an incident was caused by untested or unsafe electrical appliances.  Fines have been higher than £500 and and in extreme cases prison sentences of 2 years have been handed out. This is not uncommon if lives are endangered. Portable appliance testing isn’t legally required, but it does give you protection and also helps with insurance.

Your Insurance Company may insist that pat testing is carried out on electrical appliances

Insurance companies often insist upon PAT tests on business premises and hospitality settings before providing insurance, as a result portable appliance testing has become essential for many businesses with fixed and portable electrical appliances on site.  If you do have a claim relating to an electrical appliance that hasn’t been PAT tested regularly, your claim and settlement figure could be seriously impacted.

Care homes, hotels and hospitality settings may need PAT testing in Clacton

We already provide pat testing in Clacton for a number of care homes, hotels and restaurants and so we are often in the vicinity and being based in Colchester its easy for us to get to Clacton, so if you would like a competitive quote for pat testing in your care home, hotel, B & B or restaurant or for any other type of business, then please give us a call on 07736670947 and we can help.