New Procedures

All work to be carried out in compliance with the

Ph Safety Policy

Electricity At Work Act 1974

PM32 1989

IEE recommended test and procedures 1994.

EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS

1. The Portable Appliance to be found in an office environment.

2. Work to be carried out during hours as specified.

A. Tests Carried Out

VISUAL INSPECTIONS

Visual Inspection of the Appliance, Lead and Plug. In particular, the Plug must conform to BS 1363 (1989). If the plug does not conform a new high quality Plug will be supplied and fitted. If the Lead is damaged or fails the test due to faulty electrical connections, the end will be re-made and the appliance re-tested. Should the lead continue to fail a replacement Lead will be requested or one supplied at cost + 20%.

(1) The exterior of the equipment inspected for:

- Physical damage.

- Signs of overheating.

- Signs of ingress of liquid or foreign materials.

Particular attention is paid to possible physical damage at accessible mains components such as switches, fuses and appliance couplers.

(2) All mains and power cords, including interconnecting cords, will be checked for physical damage. All flexible cords showing any sign of damage will be replaced.

(3) Where re-wireable plugs or appliance couplers are used, their covers will be removed, and

- Terminations and cord grips should will checked for tightness.

- Terminations will be checked for correct polarity.

- Conductors will be checked for damage or loose strands.

(4) Operator accessible fuses on the outside of the equipment will be checked for correct type and rating. If the equipment manufacturer has specified a particular rating for the plug fuse, this will also be checked.

Ensure that properly manufactured BS Standard 1362 cartridge fuses are used and that fuses have not been replaced with a metal bar, wrapped in metallic foil or similar non-standard method.

5. Earth Bond Test to check the Earth Lead continuity and earth connection to the Appliance in the case of Class 1 equipment "see table A page 15 in enclosed Pat testing manual"

6. Insulation resistance test to check the integrity of the Appliance insulation. "see table B page 17 in enclosed Pat testing manual"

7. Operations test to indicate the current power consumption of the Appliance to confirm that it is within the design rating. This information is shown on the report and can be broken down into locations/floor etc., this will save extra expense, when calculating the consumption for the 16th Edition.

8. Earth leakage test which indicates whether the leakage current to earth during the normal operation is within safe levels. "see table E page 21 in enclosed Pat testing manual"

9. Flash test

Our engineers are issued with the new Seaward Europa Tester. This tester is specifically designed to test sensitive information technology equipment and conforms to the recommendations of the manufacturers IT equipment and tests at 100mA which will not effect or degrade electronic equipment. are used to eliminate any risk of possible damage.

Plug Replacement

Where a plug is found to be defective or fails to conform to BS 1363 (1989), it will be removed and a new high quality plug conforming to the standard will be supplied and fitted.

Lead Replacement

Where a standard detachable lead is found to be defective, it will be replaced with a new lead of suitable standard and capacity. Cost + 20% if required.

Fuse Replacement

Where an appliance is fitted with a fuse of the incorrect size a suitable replacement will be supplied and fitted. If the manufacturer has not specified a fuse rating for the plug the preferred fuse size ratings are:

Luminaries 1 amp

Up to 700 watt 3 amp

I T Equipment 5 amp

Above 700 watt 13 amp

Waiting Time

When an appliance tester is prevented from proceeding with the service for more than 30 minutes and no other work is available, a fee will be charged in addition to the contract.

B. Documentation System

1. To make a new log of all Portable Appliances where necessary

2. Identify all equipment with its own unique number (Bar Code Label). This will be extended to continue the sequence numbers already in place.

3. Record the test results of all Portable Appliances.

4. Each item that passes as safe is given a second label to identify the Company and re-test date.

5. Items that are found to be faulty, outside of the normal scope of testing, will have a "DO NOT USE" label. This failed equipment will be brought to your attention to enable you to make the appropriate decision. We always attempt to leave all equipment operational.

6. If required individual fail reports can be produced.

7. Ensure that re-tests are carried out at the required frequency.

8. All results will be issued in hard copy and on disk for your software system or with free view software where applicable.