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Why Do I Need To Carry
Out Portable Appliance Testing?
 It is a
statutory
requirement and many insurance companies require the insured to comply
with all current regulations. This includes the Electricity at Work
Regulations 1989, which state that "As may be necessary to prevent
danger, all systems shall be maintained so as to prevent, so far as
reasonably practicable, such danger" (Regulation 4(2)). "Electrical
equipment includes anything used, intended to be used or installed for
use, to generate, provide, transmit, transform, rectify, convert,
conduct, distribute, control, store, measure or use electrical
energy." (Regulation 2(1)).
The
responsibility on the employer to ensure work equipment is safe is
also covered by The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations
1998. This states that "Every employer shall ensure that work
equipment is so constructed or adapted as to be suitable for the
purpose for which it is used or provided." (Regulation 4(1)). This
includes all work equipment (fixed, portable or transportable)
connected to a source of electrical energy."
Failure to comply with
Electrical Regulations can lead to a maximum penalty of a £5,000 fine
and/or up to six months imprisonment. For breaches under the general
duties of the Health Safety at Work Act 1974, penalties of up to
£20,000 were introduced in 1992 and offences heard on indictment in
the Crown Court attract unlimited financial penalties and up to two
years imprisonment.
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