PAT Test W4 Chiswick
If you own a property or business in W4 Chiswick, have you considered the need to have a Portable Appliance Test (PAT test) carried out on your electrical appliances recently? If not, then you might be taking serious risks with your employee’s wellbeing. You would be failing to comply with health and safety standards while leaving yourself vulnerable to expensive court appearances if an accident occurred in your workplace due to preventable electrical malfunction. While not a legal requirement in and of itself, the most effective and efficient measure to make sure your W4 Chiswick business or property has safe and properly functioning portable appliances is to subject all electrical appliances to a PAT test.
Stemming from the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), every employer is legally bound to ensure, as far as is reasonable, that the health and safety of their employees is guaranteed while in the workplace. The Electricity at Work Regulations (1989), the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (1998) and the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1999) all reinforce the responsibility of landlords and businessmen to ensure that electrical appliances at work and in rented accommodation have to be of a safe standard for use. These items include appliances such as PCs, Laptops, Monitors, Electric Kettles, Printers, Fridges, Drills, Extension Leads etc. and all of the aforementioned objects are covered in the PAT test.
All PAT Tests are divided into two separate sections. The initial phase of the testing involves visual inspections of the appliances, checks on the cables to ensure there is no wear and tear developing exposing the wires, and thirdly checks on the plugs to ensure they are wired properly and have the correct fuse. The second stage of the tests involves electrical testing to see whether the appliance has developed any faults with power supply and are in danger of over-heating etc. Each tested appliance will then be issued with a “pass” or a “fail” sticker, and a report will be produced with feedback on each test. If successful there will also be a certificate to certify that all electrical appliances have passed the PAT test and that your W4 Chiswick property is electrically safe for the time being. However, regular tests are strongly recommended as part of any Health and Safety plan, whether the plans are for domestic or non-domestic properties.
Once you have filled out the online form to request quotes for a PAT test to be carried out in your property, My London Tradesmen will contact companies on your behalf and return with up to 3 quotes. You will then be able to make an informed decision regarding the most suitable tradesman to use based on the quotes you have received.
All of the tradesmen we use have received up to date training and are registered with all the necessary bodies. We only use reputable and trustworthy tradesmen.