Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)

What is Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)?

Portable Appliance Testing encompasses various equipment types, from battery operated to mains appliances, including portable, transportable, hand held, stationary and IT equipment. It forms an integral part of any health & safety programme and was introduced to enable companies and organisations to comply with Insurance requirements and the Electricity At Work (EAW) Regulations 1989.

Fixed Appliance Testing

Fixed Appliance Testing  covers electrical appliances which are normally connected to the electricity supply via a fused outlet to which the flex is permanently connected. An examples of a Fixed Appliance would be a cooker, hand dryer or storage heater.

If you require either Portable or Fixed Appliance Testing, please select the Portable Appliance Testing option on your quote request.

What we’ll do

By delivering a programme of Portable Appliance Testing, we will manage your health and safety requirements in line with the recommended guidelines for frequency of testing. Where applicable we will:

• Visually inspect every appliance, lead and plug for damage, correct use and suitability for its environment
• Open every plug, check all fuses and replace if required
• Tighten every terminal and cable clamp
• Test earth resistance, insulation resistance, polarity and function/load
• Label every item with a unique code, in conjunction with the asset register
• Produce a typed asset/equipment register, detailing each item’s:
• - Unique ID Number
• - Make, model and serial number
• - Location
• - Date tested
• - Next recommended retest date
• - Condition (Pass/Fail)
• Record, make safe and report all failed items to the Duty Holder

Five Unique Reasons to Choose Elecheck for your Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)

• Enhanced Reporting
  All reports are created in Microsoft Excel to seamlessly integrate with any in-house asset management system and are searchable by product, serial number, item number or location
• Unique Service
  Unlike other contractors, our engineers aren’t paid on the number of tests they carry out. Our main concern is the quality of the service, not just the speed of it.
• Full Coverage
  We carry out over 1 million PAT tests each year on a nationwide basis, so we have the capability to competently complete your job, however large or small.
• Quality Assured
  We employ dedicated Engineering Supervisors to carry out Quality Assurance checks to ensure we maintain the highest technical standards
• Cost Commitment
  We understand that although quality is essential, cost is too. That’s why we will always aim to match any bona fide competitors quote.

Want more reasons? Visit our ‘Why Elecheck?’ page.