Keeping electrical safety in check

Keeping electrical safety in check

The value of PAT testing

25th April 2019

At MS Electrical we are constantly reminded of the value of PAT testing when we’re providing the service to our clients. This week, we’ve uncovered two potentially hazardous situations which have now been rectified, thankfully without injury or loss of life.

Firstly, a landlord client was shocked to learn of an appliance that was lacking a cover over its live terminals and had a blown fuse covered with a length of aluminium foil to keep it conducting electricity rather than replacing the fuse itself. Thankfully we discovered this before the property was rented out.

Elsewhere, we were alarmed to review an appliance that was brought into a client’s premises for a conference and promptly exploded. It had not been PAT tested…

We specialise in keeping electrical safety in check by offering PAT testing in Cambridge, so why not contact us to arrange a no-obligation quotation?

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