Electric Heater Safety - Why you should not plug heaters into extension leads Electric Heater Safety Tips We cannot stress the importance of this enough - please, please, please do not, ever, plug electric heaters (of any kind) into extension leads. Please only plug heaters directly into the mains sockets. And please don't leave heaters on permanently, turn them off. If your room isn't warm enough consider a more efficient permanent option, [...]
What our PAT Testing Labels look like This isn't the biggest article you'll ever see about PAT testing labels, but there isn't really much to say on the topic! After all, they are just labels. Over the years we have used many different labels, but they have always been roughly the same size. We use to buy them from PAT Labels Online, who are an excellent supplier, [...]
The HSE advises businesses to get their electrical inspections done as soon as possible The HSE advises businesses that have missed their usual ‘retest’ due to the pandemic to get that test done as soon as possible to bring their records up to date. HSE update "Thorough examination and testing of equipment" guidance In early April (2021) the Health and Safety Executive [...]
Top 15 Tips for the safe use of electrical extension leads When we are PAT testing in offices, building sites and pretty much every business we see a lot of instances where socket extension leads are used incorrectly. Here we have put together a list of 15 top tips for the safe use of the extension lead. Electrical extension leads are often used incorrectly, just because it has 4 sockets doesn't mean they [...]
PAT Testing Fails PAT Testing Fails - these photographs are all of appliances that have failed our inspections when on site at clients, doing their electrical safety inspections. Because of website storage issues we can't post endless photographs here so to keep up to date with our PAT Testing fails, to see more plugs in a bad way and to see appliances that are dangerous, damaged, melted and so on, [...]
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 you use electrical equipment in your business, then you have [...]
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 equipment is safe, and the process that is followed to achieve this includes [...]
Can I PAT test my own equipment? Yes, you can PAT test your own equipment; if you are a competent person with the relevant training, knowledge, equipment and time. It is essential that you or someone in your business is competent in electrical safety if you/they are going to carry out PAT testing. A competent person should: have good knowledge of electricity have experience of electrical work know how to carry out a [...]
PAT Testing for home workers - safety tips If you need PAT testing and you're working from home, that's fine, we can help. We can wear face masks, and wipe surfaces we have touched; we'll do what is necessary to keep you covid-secure and electrically safe. Do you need PAT testing when you work from home? If you work for a company and they require you to work from home then [...]
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 lights being turned on and off A high in-rush of energy could generate [...]
