PAT Testing

Why Businesses Need PAT Testing

Although PAT testing is not in itself a legal obligation, businesses must by law maintain electrical equipment in a safe condition and ensure the safety of employees and the public. PAT testing is an effective way to help with this.

A quarter of electrical accidents reported to the Health & Safety Executive involve portable appliances.

Regular PAT testing guarantees compliance with Electricity at Work Regulations, which require that any electrical equipment that could cause injury is maintained in a safe condition.

Multiple types of businesses – large and small – benefit from PAT testing, including:

• Factories
• Offices
• Hotels
• High street shops
• Construction site operations
• Garages and other workshops
• Hairdressers and spas

Our PAT Testing Service

Portable appliance testing is a specialised process requiring specialised equipment, and savvy businesses hire professionals like Penton Electrical to do it.

Our PAT testing service is delivered by electrical technicians to ensure suitability of use of your appliances. The service includes:

• Visual inspection of condition of switches, wiring, connections and plugs.
• Tests to verify insulation resistance and earthing continuity.
• Functional check of appliances.
• Identification of any defects requiring repair, including those not apparent to the naked eye.
• Issue of PAT certificate.

We’ll also explain which of your appliances fall into the high risk, medium risk or low risk categories and advise you accordingly on how often they need testing.

Appliances We’ll Test

We’ll test all your electrical appliances under the “portable appliance” umbrella. The word “portable” can be misleading in the context of PAT. It actually means any appliance that plugs into an electrical socket.

So, our PAT testing service includes:

• Movable appliances.
• Fixed appliances.
• IT appliances.
• Cables and chargers.
• Hand-held appliances.