Even if you are an experienced user of portable appliance testers, you might end up making one of these common mistakes. Check out our list to see how you and your team can avoid these mistakes. Martindale offer one day training courses for people new to PAT testing...
Twenty-five percent of all reportable electrical accidents involve portable appliances. It’s no surprise then, that in accordance with the Electricity at Work Regulations (1989), any electrical equipment that has the potential to cause injury must be maintained in a...
While the 5th Edition of the Code of Practice emphasises the need for risk assessment, partly to reduce unnecessary testing, it still requires that PAT testing be done by a competent person, but what does that mean? “A person possessing sufficient technical knowledge...
PAT testing is an expected part of every employer’s safety environment. Visual inspection of electrical appliances, on its own, is not enough to determine the item you are working on is safe to use. Guidance encompasses all electrical equipment including portable and...
While the 5th Edition of the IET Code of Practice emphasises the need for risk assessment, partly to reduce unnecessary testing, it still requires that Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) be carried out by a competent person but what does that mean in real terms? The...
Designed to help raise the standards of electrical safety in the workplace, portable appliance testing (PAT) is the term used to describe the examination of electrical appliances and equipment that have been classified as “portable” to ensure that they are safe to...
Portable appliance testing isn’t just about avoiding injuries and fatalities from contact with faulty and dangerous electrical appliances, it can also help to reduce the incidence of electrical fires. In fact, more than half of all fires are caused by electricity and...
When it comes to testing portable appliances, the HPAT Series of portable appliance testers from Martindale Electric – one of the most trusted brands in electrical safety – enables both contractors and competent in-house personnel to quickly and safely verify the...
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