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- Safe PAT testing
- Safety Socket Covers to protect users and appliances
- Sectors we carry out PAT Testing in
- Airport PAT Testing
- Bars and Restaurants PAT Testing
- Catering Van PAT Testing
- Church PAT Testing
- Commercial PAT Testing
- Dentist PAT Testing
- DJ PAT testing
- Events PAT Testing
- Exhibitions PAT Testing
- Hair Salon PAT Testing
- Healthcare PAT testing
- Holiday Lets PAT Testing
- Home Workers PAT Testing
- Hospitality Industry PAT Testing
- Housing Association PAT testing
- Industrial commando plugs
- Laboratory PAT testing
- Mobile Disco PAT testing
- Museum PAT testing
- Musicians PAT testing
- Nightclub PAT Testing
- Nursery School PAT testing
- Office PAT Testing
- PAT testing for Cafe’s
- PAT Testing for Caravan Parks
- PAT testing for Care Homes
- PAT testing for Coffee Shops
- PAT testing for insurance
- PAT testing for singers
- PAT testing Gyms & Leisure Centres
- PAT Testing Hotels
- PAT Testing in Schools
- PAT Testing Medical Centres
- PAT Testing of the Rail Industry
- PAT testing on building sites
- PAT testing supported living houses
- Public Sector PAT testing
- Retail PAT testing
- Shop fitting PAT testing
- Social Housing PAT Testing
- Sound System / PA system PAT Testing
- Stadium PAT testing
- University PAT Testing
- Veterinary Surgery PAT testing
- Terms and Conditions
- Thank you!
- The benefits of PAT Testing
- What is PAT Testing?
- What our clients said about us
- Working during Coronavirus
- Workplace PAT Testing
- Your PAT testing is done; the next steps
PAT Testing blog, news, information and articles
Building sites / tools
Christmas
DRA News / Info
Electrical testing
Failures
Health and Safety
- Electric Heater Safety – including why you must not plug heaters into extension leads
- Workplaces returning to work must prioritise compliance
- Safe PAT testing for Home Workers
- Tips for the safe use of electrical extension leads
- Keep your staff homes safe from Coronavirus if they’re working from home
- 6 Electrical safety tips for children
- Selling electrical goods in Charity Shops
- Do you employ five or more people?
- Faulty extension leads
Landlords
- Electrical safety tests on electrical appliances in City of Glasgow College student flats were not carried out due to an oversight, leading to safety concerns.
- Landlords electrical test certificate – EICR
- PAT testing rental properties
- Landlord PAT testing Information
- Landlords warned to check electric goods
PAT Testing Info
- Choosing the right PAT testing company
- Workplace electrical safety
- How to best prepare your business for PAT testing
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Ensuring Electrical Safety
- Working with a local Portable Appliance Tester
- Plugs without sleeved pins
- Are your staff returning to the office or working from home?
- PAT Testing Labels
- What you need to know about PAT Testing
- Why PAT test?
- Can I PAT test my own equipment?
- PAT Testing during Covid-19
- What are surge protectors for?
- Do new electricals need PAT testing?
- How long does a PAT testing certificate last?
- Do new electrical items need PAT testing?
- What happens if an appliance fails a PAT test?
- Electrical Socket Testing
- PAT testing Server Systems
- How will the PAT Test affect you?
- The latest product recalls of electrical products
- Why do we get Portable Appliances tested?
- What is Portable Appliance Testing?
- The PAT Test Certificate – all you need to know
- Guidance on maintaining safe portable appliances to Pass PAT testing
- What is “PAT” – What does “PAT” stand for?
- Try to avoid plugging too many plugs into a socket
- When your doctors surgery needs PAT Testing contact DRA PAT Testing
- Why do we do PAT testing?
- Free Socket Checks – We don’t charge to report faulty sockets
- User Checks
- How often do I need to get PAT Testing done?
- That’s NOT PAT Testing
- Use an RCD on appliances used outside or in the wet
- PAT Testing: Plugs – BS1363
- How to wire a plug – How do you wire a plug?
- Plug fuse ratings
- What’s involved in a Visual Inspection when PAT Testing?
- PAT Testing IT Equipment
- Frequently Asked Questions
- What needs PAT Testing?
- What is the PAT test legal requirement?
- Wiring diagram safety cards on a plug
- Who is Responsible for Portable Appliance Testing?
- Why Power leads should be tested independently too
- Socket Adaptors can be a fire risk if you overload them
- How do I PAT Test a kettle?
- Safely PAT testing Computer Server Systems
- Information about the Formal Visual Inspection
- Earth Continuity Testing
- Who is responsible for electrical safety?
- What is a Double Insulated Electrical Appliance?
- Does our Microwave oven need emission testing?
- Does Battery operated electrical equipment need PAT Testing?
Safety in offices
- We need our office PAT testing – but how many appliances do we have?
- Working from home safety tips
- Do you worry about important plugs being switched off by accident?
- How often should pat testing be done in an office?
- What to do when staff bring personal electrical equipment to work
- Have you got messy cables under your desks that need tidying?
- Do you need your office PAT Testing?
- PAT Office > PAT testing in the office guidance
- We offer out of hours PAT testing to reduce the chances of disruption
- PAT Testing computers
- How to PAT test a computer monitor
Safety notices
- Check if your Whirlpool washing machine is being recalled
- Don’t forget about electricity – it can be a silent killer
- Registering and checking appliances is very important
- New guide to improve consumer product safety recalls
- You have to see this before buying cheap counterfeit electrical products – it’s explosive!
- Register your appliances
- How do we check if appliances have been recalled?
- Incidents involving electrical equipment reported in the media – December 2016 – April 2017
- Product recalls are being ignored
- Overloaded extension lead causes fire
Safety tips
- 12 Reasons why electric shock accidents involve portable appliances so often (number 8 may shock you!)
- 6 ways to avoid an electrical fire and to prevent your workplace burning down
- Socket safety – why do we use socket covers when they’re not needed?
- 8 Top Tips to prevent an electrical accident – you’ll get a shock if you do number 4
- 9 handy tips to avoid an electrical fire – number 6 will affect most of us
- 10 Top Electrical Safety Tips
Schools
FAQs
- An appliance has been missed on the PAT test visit
- Appointment booking
- Are power leads tested as separate items
- Do new electrical items need PAT testing?
- Do new electricals need PAT testing?
- Do new items need PAT Testing?
- Do users of our site need their equipment testing?
- Do you remind us when our next tests are due?
- Does new electrical equipment need PAT testing?
- How do we pay the invoice?
- How do we quote for a PAT testing job when you contact us?
- How do we work out how many items we have to test?
- How do you PAT test servers?
- How long does a PAT Test Certificate last?
- How long does a PAT test last?
- How long does office PAT testing take?
- How much does it cost for PAT Testing?
- How often do I need to PAT test?
- How often do we need PAT testing?
- How often does electrical equipment need testing?
- How quickly can we get the PAT Certificate?
- Is PAT testing a legal requirement in the UK?
- Preparing for the appointment
- We have bought something new since the last test, does it need testing before we use it?
- We have microwave ovens, can they be tested for leakage?
- We have Server Systems we don’t want to turn off
- We have some ‘fixed’ appliances, can you test them?
- What about the server?
- What are our main services?
- What are our PAT testing requirements?
- What are surge protectors for?
- What does it cost to PAT test the office?
- What equipment needs testing?
- What happens if the plug can’t be accessed?
- What if something needs repairing?
- When you are ready to accept the price
- Why do I need to bother with PAT testing at all?
- Will I get into trouble if I don’t get PAT testing done?