What you need to know about PAT Testing Pat Testing (also known as Portable Appliance Testing) is a way of checking your electrical equipment to see if it is SAFE. PAT Testing is an important part of your organisation's Health and Safety regime. It doesn't matter whether you're a small business or a large multi-site corporation; if [...]
Why PAT Test? Electrical equipment that is purchased from a reputable supplier should be of a satisfactory safety standard, but it must be maintained to stay that way, so that it does not deteriorate so far that it puts users at risk. It is recognised that PAT Testing is the easiest and best way to check electrical [...]
Can I PAT test my own equipment? Can I PAT test my own equipment? You can... but why would you want to? I can do my own accounts; but why would I want to? When an accountant or a book-keeper can do them much quicker, much better, more efficiently and probably cheaper than I can. An electrical [...]
We are available for bookings during Covid-19 lockdown Our work can not be done from home, so we are continuing to operate, albeit on a reduced level. As long as safety measures can be implemented we can still do work for you. If you can take into account the safety measures being implemented we can still carry [...]
Maintaining Safe electrics when working at home We have put together these working from home safety tips to try to help you help your staff work safely, at home When working from home it is important to maintain safety; when we come home from work we often forget about some of the safety [...]
What are surge protectors for? A surge protector is an electrical appliance designed to protect electrical equipment from surges in power, or voltage spikes. A surge protectors tries to limit the voltage supplied to the appliance by either blocking or shorting to ground the unwanted voltage. Surges in power generally come from: Internal tripping events, such as [...]
Keep your staff homes safe from Coronavirus Coronavirus is effecting us all; we've been told to work from home if we can but safety measures have not been put in place. If you're letting staff take appliances home that they wouldn't usually, such as company PC's make sure they are safe - you may not have time to get [...]
Check if your Whirlpool washing machine is being recalled You may have seen in the news recently that Whirlpool are recalling certain models of washing machines manufactured under the Hotpoint and Indesit brands between 2014 and 2018. Whirlpool have identified that certain models pose a fire risk. We want you and your home to be safe, so [...]
Here are 8 Christmas Lights Safety Tips When putting up your Christmas tree lights this year, or taking the tree down in the new year, make sure you follow these 8 Christmas lights safety tips: Always switch off your lights at the socket before changing a faulty bulb Always inspect the cable and the bulbs for damage before switching [...]
Subcontract PAT Testing Subcontract PAT testing jobs to us to reduce your costs of sending your own staff to our area, or if you are a local electrician, FM company, etc. we can do your PAT testing work on your behalf. If you need help fulfilling your PAT testing contracts here in the North East we may [...]
