Sadly many ordering the work treat PAT as a tick box exercise with no regard to safety of employees or property. I recently made a client aware that the well known contractor they are now using for testing should be questioned. One "technician" tested over 800 items in two days in a building with difficult access whilst many of the items should not have even passed the visual inspection yet have the magic green label. Staff also report that no items of equipment were powered down or tested, just labelled. Client not interested! they have a pass certificate.
Sadly many ordering the work treat PAT as a tick box exercise with no regard to safety of employees or property. I recently made a client aware that the well known contractor they are now using for testing should be questioned. One "technician" tested over 800 items in two days in a building with difficult access whilst many of the items should not have even passed the visual inspection yet have the magic green label. Staff also report that no items of equipment were powered down or tested, just labelled. Client not interested! they have a pass certificate.
