Plant and equipment · UK duty guide
PAT and electrical
Portable kit and the installation condition. In date, or not.
On the file
The item or the installation, the test on record, and the date it runs out.
Duty
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Where it is used
On the register, against the kit the site uses.
What the duty covers
- Portable appliance testing on the kit the site uses.
- The electrical installation condition, where the job needs one.
- Out of date is visible. It is not found when someone asks.
On the file
- The portable appliance
- The test date, and the next one
- The electrical installation condition, where the job needs one
- Anything that is overdue
How this duty should sit
These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.
- The test date is on the item.
- A date that has passed shows on the register.
The duty
The UK law we work to, by name.
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Systems maintained so as to prevent danger.
IET Code of Practice
The basis for in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment.
Who uses it
The person recording the test result. The site sees what has passed its date.
Sits with
With the plant and equipment on the job. The record keeps the dates. It does not replace the test.
What good looks like
Out of date is on the register. It is not found when someone asks.