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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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    Andy,


    Thank you for your replies.  You describe to us a very good example we all need to take heed off: people trying to do our best without rocking the boat, could potentially be very dangerous.  There are many who are not aware of the hidden dangers of damaged equipment or what amperage is being draw when overloading sockets: why would they!


    This is why we have a fantastic opportunity through this forum to air some of our concerns and learn from each other.  Hopefully the work we are doing on the Safety Panel within the IET will feed into the government and potentially save lives.   


    Once again, thank you.


    John
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    When I was in my teens I plugged a fan heater into a coiled extension lead and left it running for several hours, I learnt the hard way about the dangers of extension leads.


    One of my customers was at one time one of the top H&S people in the UK, we have had a number of conversations over the years about “the elephant in the room” where people think they have covered all the issues, whilst the biggest issue of them all is staring them in the face.
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    Sparkingchip:

     the biggest issue of them all is staring them in the face.


    when they're looking in the mirror


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    Nothing staged or set up, exactly as I saw an example this morning.


    The heater is plugged into the extension lead with the reel cassette as well as the multi socket extension lead, the last thing I would worry about is the laptop and IT equipment.


    I rest my case.

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