Is PAT Testing Legally Required? PAT Testing And Legality
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Is PAT Legally Required?
The Process of carrying out Portable Appliance Testing is not a legal requirement BUT.... PAT Testing helps the Duty Holder comply with various Health & Safety at Work regulations.
Deemed the standard way to meet the legal requirements of -
- Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1974
- Electricity at Work regulations 1989
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment regulations of 1998
- Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1999
This ensures that the electrical equipment in your workplace is safe for others to use and its the PAT Test that confirms this.
The Government have recently reiterated to Landlords that PAT comes under the Health and Safety Executive. The Electricity Act work regulations 1989 require any electrical equipment that has potential to cause injury is maintained in a safe condition, though has not specified any frequency.
So Although PAT Testing is not a legal requirement as such, it is recognised as the standard way to meet the required legal obligations of Electricity at Work regulations 1989, Health & Safety in the Workplace 1974, Provision and Use of Work Equipment regulations of 1998 and the Management of Health and Safety at Work regulations 1999.
PAT Testing should be important for your company, as it safeguards your employees and even your business as a whole, complying with the above regulations will not only help prevent but hopefully help avoid any liabilities that may occur.