PAT Testing – is a process of examination of electrical appliances and equipment to make sure they are safe to use. Many electrical safety defects might be found visually but some of them only by testing. Nevertheless, it is important to understand that visual examination is essential part of the process since some of the defects cannot be detected by testing.
Employees health and safety protection is compulsory for the UK’s companies, that is why PAT testing is in high demand and carried out on a regular basis.
The rules of PAT testing require that all landlords, self-employed individuals and employers ensure that all their portable electrical appliances are secure and appropriate for use.
PAT guidelines were introduced in order to be sure that companies comply Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974, Provision and use of Work Equipment Regulations of 1988 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, Electricity at Work if 1989.
PAT test can be conducted only by competent person who has:
- Adequate experience and knowledge of electricity
- Sufficient comprehension of the appliances which need testing and real experience of that class of appliances
- Notion of any hazards which can emerge during the work and precautions that ought to be taken
- Ability to distinguish either continue working or halt.
