It's always useful to share information regarding interesting appliances found during PAT Testing. Here is a small selection either found by First Stop Safety or passed to us from customers. We look at a 6 Amp extension lead, a Juicer with a mistake on it's rating plate and a slide viewer manufactured in the 1960s.
Friday, 18 January 2013
Wednesday, 12 December 2012
IET Code of Practice - some useful advice
There has been much criticism of the latest edition of the Code of Practice recently including on this blog. However trawling through Edition 4, I came across some useful information that throws some light on an issue that has been puzzling me for some time. This is to do with cable rating and fuses.
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
IET Code of Practice - labelling
The 4th edition of the IET Code of Practice covering PAT testing makes a new recommendation on labelling as follows. "The date for re-testing should not be marked on the label". The duty holder is supposed to keep this in his or her records.
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Monday, 12 November 2012
Edition 4 of IET Code of Practice launched
The long awaitied IET Code of Practice landed on my desk today and cost me £48.40. The previous editions came out in 1994,2001 and 2007; so only 5 years have elapsed since the last edition.
Monday, 15 October 2012
The New IEE Code of Practice 4th edition
The IEE Code of Practice is being revised and the new version will be available in November of this year (2012). The IET has produced some advanced notes about the main changes and this can be seen here http://www.patinfo.co.uk/IET_COP_4.pdf
Thursday, 23 August 2012
What exactly does "Earth Leakage" mean
The terms "Earth Leakage" "Touch Current" and "Sub Earth Leakage" often causes confusion during PAT Testing or when comparing different PAT Testers. This blog presents some additional information on these tests.
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