What is PAT testing?
Portable Appliance testing (PAT) is a recognised way for landlords and letting agencies to comply with regulations to ensure the safety and maintenance of their electrical equipment. This is achieved through a series of visual inspections and checks using specialist PAT testing equipment.
A highly recognised and very efficient way of ensuring that your electrical appliances are safe is to have a PAT test carried out on them. This is a very useful and highly recommended method for landlords and letting agencies to ensure that they are meeting their legal obligations to maintain their electrical equipment in their premises/rented properties.
Your responsibilities!
As a landlord you have the legal responsibility as a duty holder to maintain your electrical appliances and comply with the various health and safety regulations. Failure to comply with regulations have been known to result in large fines and even imprisonment in some cases.
Also, PAT testing is very important regarding insurance policies. In the event of an accident or fire you may find yourself uninsured and liable for serious risk if the piece of equipment responsible was not maintained through a PAT test. Bain Property Services will supply you with all the documentation you need to keep your records up-to-date for any third party who requires such information.
Legislation relevant to PAT testing and In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment can be found below;
-Health and Safety at work etc. Act 1974 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/37
-The Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/1/contents
-Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3242/contents/made
-Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2306/contents/made
-Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/635/contents/made
-Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/contents/made
-The Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/3260/contents/made
-Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Regulations 2006 (WEEE directive) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/3289/contents/made
Why choose us?
At Bain Property Services we specialise in Portable Appliance testing, Inventory Reports, Legionella Risk Assessments and Domestic Energy Assessments. We provide everything you need from Pass/Fail labels to free plug replacement (If necessary) and its all included in the price! We even provide you with all of the documentation you require on the same day that the work is carried out! We are the perfect service for landlords/letting agencies and deal with such on a daily basis. Providing excellent prices for the highest quality of service. At Bain Property Services our clients are the priority! We understand that you may have a busy calendar, so that's why we will go the extra mile to find a time that suits you - Be it in the evening, weekends or even bank holidays. All of our engineers are City & Guilds qualified & Disclosure Scotland checked.
