You'd be suprised how often we get asked this! If you have made a decision to test your equipment every 12 months, but then don't - then you are not following your own safety policy, which is obviously bad. But you should remember that the law does not require annual testing, only that your equipment is maintained so that it remains safe.

If it is the case that you have idenitified a need to test regularly, then you should do so, but it may well be that some of your appliances need testing less frequently than once per year, and you could revise your policy accordingly. Please note, that if you have decided that a particular test frequency is required, you cannot argue that that you didn't follow your own policy because it wasn't convenient or you couldn't afford it.

However, if you work as a self-employed person (contractor, musician etc) it is very likely that most of the organisations you work for will most certainly expect you to have your equipment tested every month. We do lots of testing for local musicians, and most local venues will not allow acts to perform unless they can show test certificates which are less than 12 months old.

If you haven't had any testing done for a while, then our advice is to start as soon as possible. Identify those appliances which pose the highest risk, and test those first. Call us if you need help, and we may be able to fit you in as an urgent case!