Whether it is a legal requirement or not to have your portable appliances PAT tested is a question we get asked quite a lot. In this article we will explore the facts surrounding this question to explain why your company, school or property’s portable appliances should be PAT tested.
There is currently no legal requirement for PAT tested appliances for your business, school or property but the Government has issued regulations that insist that all electrical appliances that are supplied by the business owner or landlord are maintained to a suitable, safe standard and the best way to be 100% sure that these are checked and deemed safe is by using a qualified PAT Testing company such as Sense PAT Testing Birmingham.
Are you breaking the law if your appliances are not PAT tested?
Many misconceptions that you are breaking the law if you don’t have your appliances PAT Tested is untrue, but you are breaking the law if any electrical items that you supply as a landlord or business owner is poorly maintained, not working correctly or can cause serious harm to the users.
In conclusion, it shows that PAT Testing your portable appliances regularly is essential to ensuring that you are abiding by the law whilst also having peace of mind that anyone using your appliances whether this is a teacher in a school, an employee or tenant, are completely safe.
