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Pat
Testing for Schools and Colleges
Health
and Safety has been at the forefront in education for many
years now, and the regular checking of the electrical appliances
in a school or college should be a fundamental part of any
school or college safety policy. Most schools already carry
out Pat Testing, either through an independent contractor,
or by delegating the task to qualified members of staff.
We
are able to provide a range of services which are particularly
relevant to education.
- Regular
inspection and testing
- Consultancy
- Training
courses in Portable Appliance Testing
- Supply
and maintenance of Pat Testing equipment
- Short
training sessions for all staff in 'user checks'
Most
schools and colleges have a large number of electrical appliances,
and keeping on top of the electrical testing can be a headache.
Some schools have decided to employ the services of a contractor
to do the testing - in fact some have this imposed on them
by the LEA. If you want to go down this route, then please
ask us to provide you with a quotation. We'll do our best
to beat what you are paying now.
You might
also decide to send some of your staff (perhaps a technician
or a caretaker) on a training course, so they can do the testing
and save money. We have been training school technicians for
over 15 years, so please look at the
training section of the site if this is the way forward
for you.
We also
sell testing equipment, as well as a range of labels, tools
and accessories. Please click on the sales
link for more information about these services.
However,
simply paying someone to do the testing is not always the
best option, from the point of safety as well as cost. Some
appliances in a school do not need to be tested every year,
and you could be wasting lots of money if you are paying someone
to do this. On the other hand, there may be some appliances
that need testing very frequently, and you might not be achieving
a satisfactory degree of safety if you are only having them
looked at once per year.
The best
approach is to aim for a system where:-
- Appliances
which need regular checking are tested by someone who has
been trained - these might be one of your staff who has
received training, or our engineers under contract.
- Appliances
which need less frequent attention are checked at an more
appropriate interval - perhaps every 2 - 4 years.
- All
staff are encouraged to look for obvious faults when using
appliances (this is known as a 'user check' - and this could
be extended to pupils as part of teaching about safety
We have
advised many schools and colleges, as well as provided training
for staff, both in basic electrical safety, and portable appliance
testing to national standards. We could bring our expertise
and knowledge to your school or college - we will almost certainly
save you money as well as raising your overall standard of
safety.
What
now?
Contact
us! We'll be very happy to discuss your situation, and we'll
suggest further action only if we feel that our services can
help you by saving money and raising safety standards.
Phone
us on 0845 226 4661 or click
here for our contact details
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