PATTA News & Guidance

Post: How TAP complements PAT
How TAP Compliments PAT How to make messy cables look neat and tidy It is a fact that in our so-called wireless age we’ve more cables than ever before. A recent survey by D-Line, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne based cable management experts, revealed that the typical UK desk [...]
Post: PATTA Event “Beyond the Code Of Practice”
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 [...]
Post: Event: “Beyond the Code of Practice” with Jim Wallace
Beyond the Code of Practice PATTA is having an afternoon event on Friday 20th May, when our guest speaker, Jim Wallace will be talking to us about “Beyond the Code of Practice”. This is a face to face event; come and listen / speak to independent Standards Specialist Mr Jim Wallace, formerly of [...]
Post: Goodbye, our friend, Andrew
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 [...]
Post: PAT testers should be replacing non-sleeved plugs
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 [...]
Post: How much should I expect to pay for PAT testing?
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 [...]