SRT PAT - Portable Appliance Testing Service Derby

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17/05/2025

I did a PAT job today at a supported living home, I found these "shocking" examples of cheap electrical items imported from China and presumably purchased on eBay or Amazon.

The first is a travel/shaving adapter and this extension lead.

The look innocent enough, but these plug do not have any of the safety features that a British Standard plug should have and NO fuse. I would also suspect that the earth isn't even connected inside the plug 😬

Shown a photograph of these next to one which does comply with British standards.

Be careful what you buy on eBay and Amazon.

I managed to find both of these available to purchase and they were both claiming to comply with various British standards.... But they definitely don't!

24/12/2024

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12/11/2024

Portable Appliance Testing today at an office in Belper.... Meet Elton, this fella was responsible for chewing through a cable which I found here last year!

14/07/2024

I carried out some portable appliance testing yesterday at a church in Nottingham.

What I found highlights how important it is to ensure that you regularly check your electrical appliances to ensure they are in good condition and keep an eye on what your staff and volunteers are doing.

I found a huge spaghetti of cables and extension leads on the stage - it is not ideal to use loads of extension leads which can become overloaded and overheat.

There were some minor faults which were able to be fixed. Such as a heater which was showing as having a missing earth - this was resolved by replacing the plug and ensuring it was correctly wired.

There were several extension leads which either had damaged cables or were being overloaded and showing signs of heat damage - left unchecked these could have potentially turned into a devastating fire.

My own personal favourite though was an EU plug which had been forced into a UK socket!!Please don't do that!!!

The takeaway... regularly inspect your equipment , and make sure that all appliances are suitable for their intended use.

You have a legal duty of care to provide a safe working environment for your staff, volunteers and visitors to your premises.

Portable Appliance Testing provides a positive contribution to your health and safety and risks management by identifying electrical faults before they become an issue.

Get in touch to discuss see how SRT PAT can help you with your electrical safety at work.

25/05/2024

Today's Portable Appliance Testing took me to Berry Care in Ripley, a supported living day care setting.... Over 130 electrical appliances testing over about 4 hours. Including a few replacement plugs, and the largest appliance I've ever tested, a massive basket ball arcade machine!!!

All nice and safe for another year!

18/02/2024

How's you're weekend been?

I spent yesterday morning carrying out portable appliance tests for a community arts project based at Arboretum Park in Derby.

6 hairdryers, 2 food blenders and several extension leads later I was able to check all of the groups items leaving Jenny the organiser with peace of mind that her appliances were in good condition and safe for the group to use. As well as being able to provide her with some risk management and health and safety advice.

13/12/2023

During a recent inspection of portable appliances at an office in Derby we found these...

A plug from a portable heater which had become hot and started melting, if left unnoticed this could have led to a fire! 🔥

Also, we found this badly damaged cable which was on an extension lead, it looked like it may have been chewed by the office dog!! ⚡

It's vitally important to keep.an eye on the condition of electrical equipment to avoid injuries and property damage.

Make sure cables are kept in good condition and regularly check plugs to ensure that they are not getting hot!