Pat Testing

PAT Testing Legislation

Each Year over 1000 electrical accidents at work are reported to HSE each year.

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.

The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.

The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

All of the above put the responsibility of care on the employer and the employee to ensure the safety of all persons using the work premises.

A PAT Testing Service ensures that your company conforms to the Electricity at Work Regulations. These regulations impose a duty on all employers, employees, self employed etc to take precautions against injury, fire or death from using defective electrical equipment.

It is recommended that such PAT tests are completed on an annual basis to ensure the safety of the people using and maximum compliance to the law.

The (PAT) Portable Appliance Testing Service from Solihull Electrical include a thorough visual inspection:

Damage to the flex wire
Plug and Casing Damage (wear and tear, exposed wires, burn marks)
Plugs incorrectly wired
Incorrectly fitted or wrong fuse

Following the visual inspection a selection of electrical tests are carried out from, Earth Bond Testing, Flex Polarity Test, Insulation Resistance, Load Test, Earth Leakage Test and a Functional Check.

Our experienced PAT Testers are fully qualified with a BTEC National Certificate in Electrical/Electronic and Control Engineering and an NVQ in Electrical Testing with many years experience in PAT testing, using the latest fully certified PAT Testing equipment.

Our procedure conforms to the HSE guidelines and all work is carried out under the IET’s Code of Practice for Testing Electrical Equipment

All testing is carried out under the IET’s Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment, the standards body responsible for PAT testing and conforms to HSE guidelines.

Solihull Electrical’s Portable Appliance Testers will initially carry out an assessment of the environment before any testing is carried out to ensure there is no risk to them or any other people.

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Your Local Portable Appliance Tester

Our PAT Testing service covers Solihull and surrounding areas such as Birmingham, Coventry, Redditch, Warwick, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands.

We want to be your local PAT Tester and offer fast response times to your PAT Testing needs and emergencies, working around you for minimal disruption.

Our Charges

All of our charges discussed prior to arrival and can be charged on a per item basis or after a quick survey we can arrange a per location charge.

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