If your PAT Testing is not up to date, then you could be invalidating your company's insurance policy.
Current legislation demands that landlords and employers must ensure that supplied portable appliances are safe and confirm to certain regulations.
The legislation of specific relevance to electrical maintenance is the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999, the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 and the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998.
It is stated within the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 that all employers have a legal duty to provide a safe working environment for their employees, visitors and or any contractors who visit their site.
The safety of your employees and visitors is largely in your control and you as the employer has a legal duty to prevent any harm coming to either party.
Ensuring that all electrical equipment used in the workplace is fully maintained, and for that reason these compliance checks are in place.
All portable appliances will need testing such as IT and office equipment, kitchen equipment, tools etc. The inspection and testing should be carried out by a fully qualified PAT testing engineer.
