A.T.S (appliance testing service) 

Who Needs PAT Testing?
The Health and Safety Executive guidance topics state the requirement that “any electrical equipment that has the potential to cause injury is maintained in a safe condition.” Thus, it is important for any business owner, from a sole proprietorship who works from home, from a large multi-national corporation to ensure compliance with this requirement. The responsibility of safe appliances lies with the person who is the duty holder; this could be a business owner, landlord, Caravan rentals, equipment user, or manager of a premise’s.
Any portable appliance in a working area, from a printer to a kettle, to a microwave to even a vacuum cleaner, should have periodic portable appliance testing, especially via a qualified and certified Electrical Equipment Test (EET) engineer. A Electrical Equipment Test (EET) engineer will know exactly what to look for and where to look for it, from plugs and outlets to the casings around any portable appliances.
Another group who need to consider adding Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) formally known as PAT Testing to their yearly business practice are landlords. If a person is letting out accommodation to make money as a business venture, and this includes such places as flats, boats, and holiday rentals, then they fall under the same safety regulations as a standard office building. Flats still have plugs and wiring, as well as portable electronic appliances such as microwaves, kettles, and washing machines and all these portable appliances are under the responsibility of the landlord to ensure they are safe under the 1994 Electrical Equipment Regulations.
Other businesses that should perform frequent Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) formally known as PAT Testing include beauty salons, night clubs, hotels, doctors’ offices, and health clubs. Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) formally known as PAT Testingdoes not just apply to standard offices with computers and copiers, but any workplace that has portable electric appliances. It not only a smart business moves to have all the company’s appliances checked and up to date, but it also ensures the health and safety of both their employees and their customers for the future.

The UK Health and Safety Executive along with insurance companies will expect you to perform Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) formally known as PAT Testing to ensure that you are compliant with certain regulations including:
• Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974
• The Electricity at Work Regulations of 1989
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations of 1998
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations of 1999
Not complying with the above-mentioned regulations can result in fines up to £5,000 and/or six months imprisonment. Fines have been seen to go as high as £20,000 and offences heard in the Crown Court have carried sentences of more than 2 years imprisonment in additional to unlimited financial penalties. So even though Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) formally known as PAT Testing itself is not legally required, it simply helps you to protect yourself by ensuring that you are complying with these regulations. The law does require however that employers, including self-employed, ensure that all electrical equipment that they provide in their business is safe and properly maintained. This means that Electrical Equipment Testing (EET) formally known as PAT Testing is a critical part of your company’s health and safety and should be considered part of a solution to your safety concerns.
PAT testing provides the most effective way to identify defects that can come with use.