Ensuring safety through
Portable Electrical Testing
Welcome to Smarter Portable Electrical Testing Limited, your go-to experts for all your portable electrical testing needs. Our services ensure the safety and compliance of your portable electrical assets, giving you peace of mind and protecting your business or home. . . . Now that's the Smarter Way!
Experienced and certified technicians
Our City and Guild Qualified technicians are competent to test all types of portable appliances using the very latest testing equipment.
At Smarter Portable Electrical Testing Limited we pride ourselves on professionalism, friendliness and customer service.
Comprehensive testing services
In-short, if it has a plug we can test it! We provide professional Portable Electrical Testing throughout all parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, no matter the type or size of the business. We also cover residential properties.
Affordable prices
Although current HSE legislation does not state that you need to complete Portable electrical testing in the event of a fire or injury involving an electrical appliance you will almost certainly be asked to provide evidence of testing / inspection. up to date PAT testing is the perfect way to do this.
Our affordable prices mean that no matter what the size of your business is, portable electrical testing has never been a more smarter decision to make.
What does portable electrical testing involve?
Great question!
Portable appliance testing in the UK is where routine safety checks are performed on electrical appliances. Essentially, this is a common sense safety regulation to ensure that any persons, workers, or tenants who might come into contact with portable electrical appliances are not put at risk of injury.
Portable Appliance Testing rules are detailed in the 1989 Electricity at Work Regulations, and state that "All [electrical] systems shall at all times be of such construction as to prevent, so far as reasonably practical, such danger."
The best way to comply with this is to have a competent and certified testing professional inspect the appliances/equipment on a annual basis.
Our professional testers will checking for frayed wires, casing / housing damage, as well as plugs for any signs of cracks or signs of over heating.
Our friendly technicians will provide professional advice and recommendations on the next course of action, which may be for you to arrange a repair of the appliance, or the safe disposal of the asset.
A qualified PA Testing specialist will be able to perform tests and checks on a variety of appliances using the latest testing equipment that will be able to show if the appliance has passed or failed testing including earth continuity, lead polarity, and insulation resistance, among others for more advanced testers.
This is a relatively quick and easy process, generally showing if the appliance passed or failed and it should not take us very long to determine how safe your portable appliances are.
