PAT testing for Hair Salons in the North East
We provide professional PAT Testing for Hair and Beauty Salons across the North East.
PAT Testing for Hair & Beauty Salons
In a busy hair salon, barbershop, or beauty spa, your electrical styling tools are the lifeblood of your business. However, constant daily handling, twisted cables, and close proximity to water basins create a high risk for electrical hazards. A faulty pair of straighteners or a shorted blow dryer can cause injury to staff or clients and halt your salon's operations. At DRA PAT Testing, we offer fast, reliable electrical safety inspections across Newcastle, Tyneside, and the North East to keep your team safe and your salon fully compliant.
What We Test in Hair & Beauty Environments
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- Styling & Grooming Tools: Hair straighteners, curling wands, professional blow dryers, clippers, and trimmers.
- Treatment Room Technology: UV gel nail lamps, facial steamers, wax heaters, and heated massage tables.
- Salon Facilities: Towel washing machines, tumble dryers, water heaters, and magazine-rack charging stations.
- Front of House: Electronic point of sale (EPOS) registers, appointment PCs, reception lighting, and client coffee machines.
Why Choose DRA PAT Testing?
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- Out-of-Hours Appointments: We can schedule our visits early in the morning before your first clients arrive, late in the evening, or on quiet trading days like Mondays.
- Insurance & Public Liability Compliance: We issue asset-by-asset digital PAT certificates within 24 hours, providing instant proof of compliance for your local council inspectors and business insurers.
- Expert Local Engineers: Our professional, CHAS-accredited engineers operate respectfully and efficiently, ensuring your workspace remains clean, organized, and safe.
Protect Your Salon & Clients Today
Ensure your styling equipment is safe, compliant, and ready for a busy week of bookings. Contact our expert North East team today for a transparent, fixed-price quote.
The 4 Most asked questions about PAT testing
What’s involved in the PAT test?
PAT testing is farily inobtrusive, and when we work together minimal disruption is guarenteed. We do need to turn equipment off and unplug it to test it but the process is quite quick, so not much downtime. We do repairs as we come across them, so you don’t need to worry about delays due to faults, and every test produces results that are recorded into a fully compliant report which documents every device tested, maintenance and the device location in your premises.
Is PAT testing a legal requirement?
You are legally required to maintain safe electrical equipment for continued use and to prevent danger occuring. In the event of an accident occuring, for an investigation you need to provide evidence that your devices were safe, and that you have done everything you can to ensure this. Regular Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) finds faults and fixes them, ensuring dangers are prevented, and the accompanying report ensures your compliance.
How often should PAT testing be done?
PAT testing should be repeated as often as is necessary to prevent danger occuring. A risk assessment is a good way to work out the risks, which help to determine appropriate frequency. We can also guide you based on our vast experience. Typically, site managers opt for annual PAT tests. With DRA PAT Testing we put you in our reminder system, so when tests are due again we contact you to arrange a retest date.
Do new electrical devices require PAT testing?
Assuming you purchased the new appliances from a reputable source, they do not usually require PAT testing immediately, and should be ok to wait until your next scheduled test assuming that is within 12 months of purchase. We do however recommend that the device be visually inspected before use. However, if you are in doubt at all, get it tested, for peace of mind.