deKay wrote:
>
>> Retailers can only perform these checks if they're suitably trained -
>> not easy. A test could cost around £300, which makes it not worthwhile
>> for the vast majority of electronics.
>
> Looks like a standard PAT to me. Training for that is a half day at most.
Isn't that where you just get a load of signed and dated stickers and
pop them on all the electrical stuff you have? (I actually know that
this happens at several theatres I've been to) The thing is PAT tests
aren't worth the paper they are written on as far as I am concerned.
It's a bit like an MOT on a car, it only applies when the item is
actually tested, after that there are no guarantees of it's safety.
For example, if a bulb blows in a lantern where I work, that constitutes
a failure and the item must be re-tested. The fact is, bulbs have a
lifespan, just because a bulb goes doesn't mean it isn't safe. It's an
example of legislation for the sake of it. If I test something and pass
it and the next day someone electrocutes themselves on it, who can say
that something didn't happen to the appliance between my test and them
killing themselves. When I sign the sticker, it is simply stating that
when I tested it the appliance was fine, nothing more and nothing less.
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