Testing your appliances has many advantages, the main one being the possibility of saving lives. For most workplaces, the most significant advantage of testing PAT is that it can affirm that you’re doing all you can to ensure that the electrical equipment you supply is safe for use, and therefore, you’re meeting your obligation for safety and health in the workplace.
About 15% of home fires that occur in England and Wales originate from electrical issues, with appliances breaking down and damaged cables as the main cause. Each year, the average household experiences nearly 8000 electrical fires within the UK alone, and almost 4,000 injuries plus more than 30 fatalities.
Are these alarming figures enough to convince you to have your electrical system inspected?
Reduced numbers are one of the benefits of PAT testing. The principal reason to have electrical appliances tested today is to decrease the risk of an appliance causing an fire.
7 of the greatest advantages of PAT Testing
PAT tests decrease the chance of an appliance being caught on fire.
PAT tests ensure that the electrical appliances provided to tenants in rental properties are safe*
PAT tests lower the chance of a fire at the workplace.
Regular PAT tests could help you save cash in the long run.
The regular testing of PAT can help reduce the dangers that appliances could create for your business
Testing for risk helps to ensure that you are in compliance with UK rules
Regular PAT tests help keep your insurance company in good shape
*Landlords aren’t currently obliged to conduct formal electrical testing, but they do have an legal obligation to ensure that the electrical appliances supplied to tenants living in their residences are safe, or at a minimum have the CE label.
Within the UK the UK, electrical fires cause approximately 33% of fires that are accidental at work. The fires could be caused to electrical malfunctions or improper use or misuse of equipment that is electrical. The increase in these fires is observed during the time of Christmas. According to law, employers must ensure that equipment is properly installed, maintained and properly used, regardless of regardless of whether it’s part of the company.
Regular PAT tests help reduce the possibility of burning fires.
Electrical fires caused by defective or unreliable equipment are common in the UK and are the main reason to test your equipment. A good PAT tester will know what to look out for and reduces the risk of your equipment causing the fire.
If you’re interested in ticking this box, please contact us for a PAT Test.
Electrical appliances transmit electricity from the main power source via the cable and plug into the appliance. This helps to make it function so you can utilize it.
If there’s a defect in the process, there is a possibility it will result in an accident, and even in the form of a shock to the person known as an electric shock.
If the shock proves to be fatal, then the victim is likely to have been electrocuted.
If someone is electrocuted the person is dead which isn’t an ideal way to die.
People who use electrical appliances frequently do this without contemplating the potential consequences of touching a malfunctioning appliance However, when they do, the results can be shocking.
A good maintenance program can ensure that appliances don’t fall to a point of being in bad repair.
Tests for portable appliances will look over the entire length of the appliance from the plug for faults and then determine how they should be addressed.
So, you can avoid the danger of electric shock.
The majority of people aren’t aware of the motives behind PAT testing and for their part they will not appreciate the value that PAT test testing offers until it’s late.
PAT testing is crucial regardless of what people believe. PAT testing reveals defects in electrical appliances which may not be discovered until they’ve killed someone, or destroyed property due to fire.
PAT testing is performed on electrical appliances just as the inspection conducted on the wiring installation. Both are crucial, due to the same reason – a malfunction could result in electric shock which is not something you want.
In the worst case scenario the electric shock can turn into electrocution. If you are electrocuted, you die. What can make it even more difficult is your death is extremely painful.
Regular testing lowers the risk
Tests for portable appliances, when done correctly, will decrease and possibly completely eliminate the possibility of electrical fire and/or electrocution, which is the benefit of conducting pat tests. There isn’t 100% sure, however, if you compare it to doing nothing in any way, the chances of safety being assured are significantly higher. What could your company lose in the event of a fire? If we say that there won’t provide a 100 percent warranty that’s because we cannot stop an appliance from becoming damaged when we test it, however when we test it, we can assure that it is safe.
Regular PAT testing reduces the risk of accidents
Accidents caused by electrical faults have a 20-fold higher chance cause death to the victim than other type of accident . PAT Testing finds faults that can cause electrocution, and then eliminates them.
There’s much debate about the frequency of PAT testing and the length of time you are able to go between tests. If you want to make sure that the chance of accidents are as minimal as they can be, you should to have your appliances tested regularly. It’s not surprising that the companies that undergo annual tests have the lowest rates of repair, failures and accidents.
Tests on appliances help you to comply with the law.
This is known as the Electricity at Work Regulations (EAW)
Dispositions and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
Health & Safety at Work Act
Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations
Workplace (Health safety and welfare) Regulations
PAT testing aids in insurance
Insurance companies demand that you adhere to Health and Safety; if you’re not keeping your appliances’ electrical safety to an acceptable level and are unable to prove that your appliances are safe , your insurer could declare your policy invalid. This is one of the benefits of testing PAT.
If a claim is made for any electrical incident caused by portable appliances that do not have the proper PAT Test Certificate, Insurance companies can deny any claim.
The majority of insurance companies require that electrical appliances be examined every year.
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