PAT TESTING IN THE HIGHLANDS
part of J & A Creed (Services) Ltd businesses.
We are based in the Scottish North Highlands, and havec been carrying out In-House Inspection and Testing of Electrical Appliances or PAT Testing as it is more well known since 2011.
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Since the new law for short term self catering lets has been brought in for Scotland, we have seen a great increase in our workload. In order to be as fair as possible for our clients, from the 1st May 2023 we are prioritising those clients who commit to using our services on a yearly basis. For clients that still want to our services, but not on a yearly basis, we will try to fit you in, but cannot always be the first choice of dates you wish.
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WARNING:- From experience of our customers, the cheapest is not always the best. It takes time to properly inspect and test the appliances. If you have 100+ items, expect one person to take at least 6 hours. A firm taking less are probably just putting a sticker on it and not inspecting and testing it properly and leaving you, your staff or customers possibly at risk of a fire or electric shock.
We do strongly recommend that before using another company/person, can they answer yes to the following questions:-
Do they have their equipment recalibrated yearly, and if so can they produce the certificate?
Do they carry insurance for the work, up to £5M.
Do they have an physical address on their web site to prove that they are based in UK/Scotland?
Are they using the current IET Code of Practice? If they are using labels with next date due on on them, they are clearly they are using an old Code of Practice (before 2012) So can you be sure that they are up todate with all the latest safety measures?
If they cannot say yes to all of the above, please consider going to our 'About us' page for contact details.
As a business we recognise that you may find it hard to arrange a time to allow us to carry out a PAT test is not always easy. We can help by working with you by trying to arrange to carry out the testing when it suits you or your firm.
We do not charge mileage on the first 120 miles (round trip of 60miles from Golspie) after that we do, but talk to us first, as a lot depends on the quantity of items to be tested and if we are testing in the vacinity to where you are based. (Calendar shows booked dates and where we will be working.)
Scottish Government Statutory Guidence on Electrical Installations and Appliances in Private Rented Property Section 13(4A) and 19B(4)of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989,
Health and Safety at Work (Etc) Act 1974,
Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 2003,
Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
and most up to date
The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (5th Edition) 2020