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Seaward recently reported that the emphasis on a risk based approach to workplace electrical safety testing will cause changes in the PAT testing sector. So what do these changes actually mean for the rest of us? The Associate Director of Seaward, Jim Wallace said; “There is no doubt that the latest guidance on portable appliance testing will require a new...

Every Christmas HSE list their “Twelve Myths of Christmas”. This list consists of twelve of the most commonly held myths related to health and safety during the festive season whilst at work. They have reported that health and safety is being wrongly used as a reason for preventing harmless standard festive activities taking place. To stop this needless ruining of...

With the PAT tester possibly being the most expensive, but essential, item of equipment in your kit, it is important to get the choice right. Even if you aren't buying your very first tester, it is still important to consider your choice carefully as there may have been new improvements and innovations since you last bought a PAT machine. So before making...

It has been widely reported that the general public don’t take the dangers of electricity seriously and don’t consider the effects of faulty equipment as any great risk. So, we’re looking at what can happen when electrical accidents do occur and what the public should be aware of. By making people aware of the dangers of electricity, we can encourage...

Recently a warning was issued to farmers about the risk of electrocution during the course of their work. The Farmsafe campaign is warning farmers to try and combat the death and injury numbers in the agricultural industry. There are two deaths every year and a great number of injuries. Apart from overhead power-lines being the most common cause of electrocution...

Counting down from ten, here are your most sought after PAT accessories: 10. is the very useful 240v UK 13amp plug to 110v 16amp 3pin Socket 9. Make sure that microwave is safe with the Microwave Leakage Detector 8. Get swatting up with the Handbook of Portable Appliance Testing 7. Stay in-line with the IEE Code of Practice 6. Neatly...

There are a few different types of appliances which fall under the term ‘portable appliance’. These could be anything from an electric whisk to a fridge freezer, one is intended to be moved whilst in use and the other is intended to remain stationary but can be moved if necessary. To make things easier to understand, it is usual to...

This week we’re focusing on leads and thought we would bring you a list of the top seven leads people are interested in at the moment: The IEC Clover Leaf Adaptor – used for testing cloverleaf IEC leads for computers 240v 10amp IEC to 240v UK 13amp plug -  used for testing extension leads 240v 10amp IEC to 110v 16amp...

It’s Electrical Fire Safety Week this week which sees the coming together of the Government campaign ‘Fire Kills’, the Fire and Rescue Services and the Electrical Safety council in order to educate people of the dangers of fire and how to stay safe whilst using electrical appliances daily. The ESC has reported that nearly half of all accidental fires in...

A recent ESC investigation revealed some interesting findings from the testing of a sample of kitchen electrical appliances. The investigation was carried out as part of the analysis into the EU injury database and research into electrical risk categorisation. The testing consisted of purchasing one product from a range of electrical kitchen appliances available from the high street and online...