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Private Electrical Appliances in the Workplace

admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:04:52 +0000

A summary of best practice advice recommended by Facilities Managers

The following edited comments have been gathered from forums in which Facilities Managers have discussed the use of personal portable electrical appliances in the workplace. The policies described range from an outright ban on such items to the imposition of clearly defined permitted usage. Does [...]

Disaster averted?

admin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:37:36 +0000

Damaged plugs found during testing

The importance of regular portable appliance testing was highlighted recently during annual testing conducted at a children’s nursery school. These plugs were found attached to electrical equipment being used in the building. Our inspection eliminated the risk of a potential disaster from fire or electrocution that could have been [...]

We have moved

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:29:50 +0000

Hilliard House in Wallingford

P A Testers LLP have relocated to premises in Wallingford. Our new office is in Hilliard House in Lester Way on the Hithercroft Industrial Estate. The panel in the left column shows our new address, telephone and fax numbers, effective from 1 October 2009.

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A horror story

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:25:06 +0000

An example of bad practice

This ‘plug’ and extension lead block were being used to power a fan heater in the offices of an international company. They were discovered by one of our PAT test engineers during a recent visit. Can you be certain that your staff do not have any similar horrors hidden [...]