Part of every inspection is to make sure that our customers are using safe and compliant equipment, cutting corners and saving a few pounds with substandard plugs is not a cost saving but a risk to people and property. Here is a example of a plug that failed inspection.
Making our customers aware of dangerous items in use on their sites and potentially preventing serious incidents is something our engineers take enormous pride in. These items where found at one of our customer sites and still in use. This again highlights the benefits of PAT Testing and why it is important for the job […]
Pictured are some fails found at a customer site that had previously been testing in house. They didn't have time to do it themselves this year so called us in and we found the pictured fails plus some additional items that we all to our amazement still in use. This backs up the point that […]
Short Video highlighting the importance of carrying out full tests on extension leads and why just testing a single socket doesn't constitute a complete test. Here at Pure-Pat we are always highlighting to our customers that cutting corners to save a few pence per item on your testing just isn't worth the risk.
Here is a example of laptop that was still in use but because it wasn't moved and was used in the same location the customer hadn't noticed the serious overheating issue. Many customers forget to have their class 3 items tested and forget that just because the item is low voltage that it could still […]
Just a small example of what our engineers have come across on sites since the start of March. Most of these items were still in use in schools and a readily accessible by students. Just another example highlighting why testing is not just a process of plugging a device into a test machine and deeming […]
Cutting corners leads to accidents and this is why we carry out full inspections on Class 1,2, 2fe and Class 3 appliances. Its so easy to overlook an appliance that you know is working and presumed to be safe. This is why is worth allowing the experts in to carried out a full test and […]
Some people think that portable appliance testing is just a just a label sticking exercise....It is not. One of our engineers on site at a junior school recently found the item in the above photo under a desk in a school computer suite. The live pins clearly accessible. We carry out full visual inspections as […]
Is you testing up to date and have you appliances been tested correctly. We are coming across more and more educational facilities than are looking at taking their portable appliance testing inhouse, while this is a great idea on paper without the correct training or by using equipment that hasn't been calibrated it turns what […]
PAT is a safety measure, like the MOT test on your car – it’s not just carried out to provide a certificate – it is for your safety. After more than 16 years of trading, we have heard reports of cheaper prices provided by other providers where corners have been cut, and which unfortunately sometimes […]
