PAT testing should form part of your health and safety reporting. PAT testing protects you and keeps your employees, visitors or guests safe.
There are three different classes and seven categories. Class 1 means it needs to be fully PAT tested, Class 2 means it needs a PAT insulation test, while Class 3 means it doesn’t need to be tested (though charging cables may need to be). Wessex PAT testing can test items in all three classes on site or at our workshop in Milborne St Andrew near Blandford.
Portable Appliance Testing is the regular checking and examination of portable electrical appliances to make sure they are safe to use in a working environment.
Our Dorset based team can attend offices at a time that suits including evenings and weekends.
Computers (Including towers and monitors), Electronic equipment being used by home workers; Laptop cables, Photocopier, Printers, Electric heater, Kettles, Extension leads, Microwaves, and Toasters.
Different facilities will have different appliances, with a wide range or more complex equipment and often busy environments. The following are just a few items to consider for hospital or care home PAT testing:
Computers and monitors, Televisions, Defibrillators, Electric beds and chairs, Heart rate monitors, Electric scales, Pumps, Hoists
According to the HSE 1.2 million people are injured at home every year due to electrocution. PAT testing your household appliances can reduce the risk and give you peace of mind. As a landlord we recommend PAT testing as part of your health and safety policy. Here are a few examples of items that should be tested:
Computers (Including towers and monitors), Laptop cables, Printers, Electric heaters, Kettles, Extension leads, Microwaves, Toasters, Fridges, and Televisions
While warehouses might be used for storage, electrical equipment is usually present and should be PAT tested to reduce the risk of faults that could create a fire or endanger employees. The following are a few examples of common items in warehouses ripe for PAT testing:
Telephones, Floor standing printers, Portable tools, Charging cables, Extension leads, Kettles, Toasters, Fridges,
Microwaves, Computers, Monitors,
Electric heaters (Freestanding)
Wessex PAT Testing offer PAT testing across Dorset, but if you only have a small number of items, try our While You Wait/Drop Off service at our workshop in Milborne St Andrew, near Blandford (DT11) we will test for £3.50 an item (Min £10.00).
It is an employers duty under the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 to ensure the welfare of all employees. This includes ensuring all equipment is safe to use.
PAT Testing is not a legal requirement although the law states that any electrical equipment in the workplace is regularly maintained and does not pose any danger, the penalty for not meeting legal obligations on electrical appliance safety can be as high as 2 years’ imprisonment. An unlimited financial penalty can be applied by the Court.
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
PAT testing in Dorset from Wessex PAT Testing – Book one of our local Dorset based engineers and stay safe.
We are not VAT registered and your certificates will be issued via email upon receipt of payment. Contact the team for advice and quotes for businesses which require over 100 items tested.
Contact us on 01305 558100 / 07570 770780
We cover Dorset including Blandford, Bridport, Christchurch, Dorchester, Ferndown, Poole, Shaftesbury, Sturminster Newton, Swanage, Wareham, Weymouth, Wimborne, and Wool.
