PATTA News & Guidance

PAT testing Adaptors A PAT tester has to carry a whole range of adaptors in his kit, to ensure he can test all the different appliances. We need to carry blue adaptors for 230v industrial equipment, yellow adaptors for 110v equipment often found on building sites and red adaptors for 3-phase equipment. There's [...]

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Beyond the Code of Practice Take a look at the video of this summer's Portable Appliance Testing Trade Association's discussion group "Beyond the Code of Practice" This summer some of the Portable Appliance Testing Trade Association members got together in Nottingham for a discussion group around why the Code of Practice's content [...]

It is with great sadness that we have to post this news update, but we have lost one of our own, our good friend and colleague; Andrew Mitchell.  Andrew sadly passed away on Sunday 9th January 2022 after battling with a long term illness. Andrew was a major part in the founding of [...]

Replace non sleeved plugs Whilst it's not the 'law' the Portable Appliance Testing Trade Association recommends replacing non-sleeved plugs for sleeved ones. Non-sleeved plugs have not been manufactured in the UK since 1984, and they don't meet the standard for safety - not having sleeves on the earth and insulation pins means a [...]

PAT testing is a process carried out to check electrical equipment fitted with a plug is safe to use; it is part of health and safety in the UK. A thorough PAT is crucial to find issues that may not be detected normally, so should be carried out by an experienced, skilled operator. The price [...]