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Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) - Working at Home or Remote Locations - Request for Help

John Beirne

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) - Working at Home or From Remote Locations



Not withstanding the fact that there is no legal requirement to undertake Portable Appliance Testing, there is a myriad of regulations which a Duty Holder/organisation is to adhere to to ensure that their electrical equipment is safe and officially legal to be used.



The IET has been asked by a government agency to look at how other corporate members, in particular large organisations, are approaching Portable Appliance Testing for their staff who continue to work from home.  Therefore, we would be extremely grateful if you would assist our investigation by answering the following questions:



1.  Are you currently working from home? Yes / No


2.  Are you using your firms electronic portable equipment? Yes / No


3.  Has it undergone a Portable Appliance Test? Yes / No / Not Sure

 


a.  Is there a Portable Appliance Testing sticker on the equipment? Yes / No

 


b.  Does the sticker have a Valid Until Date? Yes / No

 


c.  If yes, is the date valid? Yes / No



Use of Personal Electronic Equipment at Home for Work Purpose.



1.  Are you using your personal electronic portable equipment for your firms activities? Yes / No



2.  Has it undergone a Portable Appliance Test? Yes / No



Please do not inform us who you work for.



In anticipation, thank you for your assistance.



Kind regards,



John


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    So the employee sets up a home office in the spare bedroom, there’s only one socket outlet that is cracked and damaged from overloading like the one in the front of my van I replaced this week whilst doing a landlords EICR.


    The installation hasn’t been upgraded in forty years and does not have any RCD protection, but the extension lead has been run under the carpet to avoid it being a trip hazard, however it is being stepped on throughout the day. The extension lead still didn’t provide enough outlets under the desk, so a multi way adapter is plugged into it.


    The lighting is not very good so the first thing plugged in is the Halogen desk lamp  bought through Amazon, it was in the eldest kids bedroom but they went to university and these lamps are banned from the halls of residence So was just sat there doing nothing.


    Then as they don’t want to run the central heating all day they shove a electric fan heater under the desk plugged into the extension lead with its multiple adapter.


    They need to charge the work phone so they plug it into the charging adapter they bought off EBay because they left the phone charger supplied in a hotel room whilst on a training course last year.


    And so it goes on.


    The employer could arrange for someone to sit in the main office then all the employees could take the supplied equipment to be checked and labelled. But actually the phone, laptop and chargers only need visual checks, which the user shone doing daily anyway.


    Unless the employer is going to pay for an electrician to visit the employees homes to check the permanent and temporary electrical installations in their home offices, then arrange and possibly pay towards repairs and upgrades to electrical installations for employees who are home owners and some tenants the whole thing becomes a going through the motions exercise.


     Andy Betteridge.
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    So the employee sets up a home office in the spare bedroom, there’s only one socket outlet that is cracked and damaged from overloading like the one in the front of my van I replaced this week whilst doing a landlords EICR.


    The installation hasn’t been upgraded in forty years and does not have any RCD protection, but the extension lead has been run under the carpet to avoid it being a trip hazard, however it is being stepped on throughout the day. The extension lead still didn’t provide enough outlets under the desk, so a multi way adapter is plugged into it.


    The lighting is not very good so the first thing plugged in is the Halogen desk lamp  bought through Amazon, it was in the eldest kids bedroom but they went to university and these lamps are banned from the halls of residence So was just sat there doing nothing.


    Then as they don’t want to run the central heating all day they shove a electric fan heater under the desk plugged into the extension lead with its multiple adapter.


    They need to charge the work phone so they plug it into the charging adapter they bought off EBay because they left the phone charger supplied in a hotel room whilst on a training course last year.


    And so it goes on.


    The employer could arrange for someone to sit in the main office then all the employees could take the supplied equipment to be checked and labelled. But actually the phone, laptop and chargers only need visual checks, which the user shone doing daily anyway.


    Unless the employer is going to pay for an electrician to visit the employees homes to check the permanent and temporary electrical installations in their home offices, then arrange and possibly pay towards repairs and upgrades to electrical installations for employees who are home owners and some tenants the whole thing becomes a going through the motions exercise.


     Andy Betteridge.
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