If you own or manage a commercial site, then PAT testing is essential. No matter if your place of work in Bishopton is a café, a workshop, a factory, an office space, a showroom, a shop or something completely different like a museum, you need PAT testing. For the best PAT testing Bishopton has to offer, you need the experts at Cal-Due UK Ltd. They sell a range of products including PAT testers, and they can provide the service in PAT testing Bishopton customers need.
PAT testing stands for ‘portable appliance testing’ – really the word ‘testing’ is unnecessary as it is contained within the letters ‘PAT’, but this has become a habit when people refer to the service. Portable appliance testing is to identify faults in all electrical items that can be moved. Of course, some faults will simply result in the item not working, but other faults could even be dangerous for the user. The health and safety laws for workplaces requires employers to make sure that the workplace is free from hazards by taking reasonable steps to prevent accidents. One such reasonable step is the PAT testing Bishopton managers need to ensure that their equipment is safe to use.
Your equipment needs regularly checking by a visual inspection to ensure that there are no obvious flaws. This could include basic flaws, like a damaged cable, visible wires or cracks to the casing, and can be carried out by a competent member of your team. PAT testing goes beyond this and involves Bishopton businesses using a specialist, like the team at Cal-Due UK Ltd. The PAT testing they carry out includes a thorough electrical inspection. At the end, the item will be marked as a pass or a fail. This means that you know that you can have peace of mind that the equipment that is marked as a pass is safe for use in your workplace.
How often should you have PAT testing? Bishopton managers need to use some common sense and discernment in choosing. There is no specific time limit on PAT testing. This makes sense if you think about it. An item like a fridge, which is rarely moved but simply sits in place will have very different wear and tear to a hand tool, like a drill. Therefore, the length of time between PAT testing will depend on the type of equipment and the type of use it gets. As a general principle, high risk equipment should be checked every few months, whereas extremely low risk equipment could go up to five years between PAT testing. For an item that rarely moves and stays in place, like a fridge, a server rack or a photocopier, you might choose to have PAT testing every three to four years. If the item is moved a lot, like a kettle, power tool or a hair dryer, you should have it checked every year.
For more information about the best PAT testing Bishopton has to offer, including advice on when you should have PAT testing for your items, contact Cal-Due UK Ltd.
