What is PAT Testing?
Portable appliance testing (PAT Testing Southend) is important for your business' health & safety policy. It means all electrical appliances should be checked for electrical safety regularly by a qualified professional.
PAT Testing Legal Requirements
UK legislation now demands that employers and landlords make sure all portable electrical appliances on the premises are safe and conform to the regulations. Most insurance companies ask for regular PAT Testing as a provision for providing cover.
What does FUSE do?
FUSE offer Portable Appliance Testing services to private and business customers throughout Essex. We provide a quality and reliable service, by a qualified, professional PAT Tester, at an extremely competitive price.
What appliances require PAT Testing?
We are qualified experienced PAT testers and can test all appliances that are electrically powered. We conform with the Testing of Electrical Equipment and the IET Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection, and service electrical appliances in the following categories:
- Portable appliances (appliance that weight less than 18kg with no carry handle)
- Moveable equipment (appliances that weight less than 18kg, are aren't fixed)
- Hand held equipment (items such as hair dryers, drills, soldering irons)
- Stationary electrical equipment (weighing more than 18kg with no carry handle)
- Fixed electrical equipment (items secured to a surface such as towel rails & heaters)
- Built in appliances and equipment (electrical equipment installed in cupboards)
- IT equipment (computers, printers, telephones)
- Extension leads
We are a qualified and reliable PAT Testing company covering all areas of Southend, so contact us for all your Southend PAT Testing.
Appliance Classes
Class 1
Electrical equipment with exposed live parts and basic insulation, for example desktop computers or fan heaters. This class of electrical items also includes any equipment with an earth connection from the mains.
Class 2a
In general, this class of equipment has two layers of insulation and exposed metalwork, for example, a desktop calculator or dictation machine.
Class 2b
This would include electrical equipment with unearthed exposed metal work, separated from live parts by a double layer of insulation. Electrical items such as power drills and circular saws would be included in this group.
Class 3
Electrical equipment powered by less than 50vAC would be included in this class; items such as laptops, tablets and mobile phones that have basic insulation where none of the metalwork is unearthed.
Why Do You Need PAT Testing?
The majority of insurance companies now ask for all electrical equipment used on-site to have portable appliance testing (PAT Testing) before issuing insurance cover. this is because a large number of fires on premises are caused by faulty electrical equipment. Also, there is legislation that businesses need to conform with to safeguard staff and customers.
As part of health & safety policy, more and more public and private venues in Southend require all electrical appliances used on site to carry a valid PAT certificate at all times.
If you don't comply to these safety regulations you run the risk of being prosecuted and sued for damages. Should an accident occur relating to any electrical appliance being used during the course of your day to day work - you may be liable for any accidents, so make sure your equipment is PAT tested on a regular basis.
Each pat testing job is different and so the cost depends on the job but will depend mainly on the number and type of appliances to be tested, so please contact us on 07736670947 / 01206617637 or contact us to get a free quote.
For more information on our Portable Appliance Testing & PAT Testing Southend, please get in touch.