In-Service Inspection and Testing of your Electrical Appliances

Portable Appliance testing includes a series of inspections and electrical tests on each item under examination. Every electrical item your business owns requires a PAT test, as does any electrical appliance brought onto your premises, whether by staff or contractors.

The tests that are conducted by a PAT Tester depend upon the item under test.

A visual inspection is carried out to check for faults/damage to the:

• Plug Casing -(Damaged or scorch marked)

• Damage to the flex of the appliance. (Cracked or cut)

• The Wiring of the plug is checked to ensure connections and secure termination

• The fuse rating of the plug is checked

Any repairs will be done at this point (we replace plugs and fuses without charge).

Once these visual tests have been carried out a number of Electrical tests are performed depending on the class of the equipment.

• Insulation test

• Earth bond test

• Earth continuity test

• Touch leakage test

• Leakage test

• Polarity test

These tests are conducted using a PAT Testing meter, we use Seaward equipment (Seaward are the industry leader in PAT Testing equipment). Appliance testing results are stored by the machine and your item marked accordingly with a pass or fail label.

Every appliance we test is assigned its own unique identification number, that number relates directly to the test we have conducted and is referenced in the inspection log we provide you with. Each label used holds this ID number.

What happens if an item fails the test. 

If the failure is at the Visual Inspection stage, we will aim to repair the item. If it can’t be repaired on site we will discuss the next stage with our on-site contact.

If the item is not repairable, we will remove the fuse from the plug so that it can’t be accidentally used – We don’t cut off plugs like some companies.

All failed items are recorded in the Inspection Report.

The testing Engineer will then return to our office and download the entire test results from your site.

These are then compiled into a report, which we issue to you. The report includes the full inspection log listing all the appliances and test results, an Inspection Report giving an overview of everything that has been tested, and a wall display certificate for your office.

We hold a record of all tests for 5 years. Should you require copies, these are available free of charge.