PAT Testing in Newcastle Upon Tyne and across the North East
We can help you comply with Electrical Safety Regulations
DRA PAT Testing has been providing Electrical Equipment Testing services to businesses, schools, and other organisations across the North East of England since 2009. We work with over 1500 clients and have tested over 1 Million items, so you can be sure you are in safe hands.
Our engineers are reliable, qualified and professional. We work to high standards to give you peace of mind that your electrical equipment is safe to continue using and provide you with a fully compliant PAT Testing Certificate Report.
We are DBS checked, Home Office security vetted, have CHAS accreditation and are members of PATTA.
Regular safety checks of electrical equipment (PAT Testing) help to prevent accidents and fires.
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Providing Electrical Equipment Testing Services in the North East
DRA PAT Testing Ltd is the North East’s leading electrical equipment testing company, having specialised in maintaining safe electrical equipment since 2009.
We are able to provide you with everything you need to ensure your electrical equipment is safe to continue using, and as a business owner or duty holder give you the peace of mind that the PAT Testing Certificate Report we provide includes everything you need to support you if the worst happens.
Our experiences cover many industries including schools, offices, hospitality, small businesses, lettings and holiday homes, etc.
We cover all of the North East of England; based in Newcastle upon Tyne our engineers cover all of Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and Co. Durham.
What is PAT Testing and why you need it
In order to comply with UK workplace safety regulations such as the Electricity at Work Act, Health and Safety at Work Act, etc. you need to meet certain stipulations. In regards to electrical systems you are required to maintain equipment and mains wiring to always meet the latest safety guidelines.
To do that a process needs to be followed, which is officially referred to as Inspection and Testing – this checks the equipment or wiring to make sure it is safe. In the case of equipment, we call this In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment (ISITEE), which simply means the inspection visually by a competent person and testing using a test meter of electrical equipment that is in use to make sure it is safe to use and being used safely.
In the UK we commonly call this process PAT testing (or Portable Appliance Testing).
You get PAT testing done, because you are legally required to ensure your electrical equipment is safe, and the only recognised way to do that is through a PAT test.
The PAT test assesses the appliance / equipment to make sure it is safe, this is done by the engineer inspecting the plug, flexible cable, power adaptors, equipment under test etc to make sure its intact and not damaged, doing any repairs necessary and running electrical tests as required. The engineer will then confirm whether or not the appliance is safe to continue using.
Everything the engineer does is recorded in the report which is issued to you, to store should you ever need it.
Getting electrical equipment checked is not a choice – in the UK, if you run any kind of business / workplace, you are required by law to make sure your equipment is safe. How you do this, and how often is up to you (your fire risk assessment) but don’t skip it.
Electrical Equipment Testing Services we provide
We aim to help you as best we can so you can get everything you need tested by one company. We specialise in the inspection and testing of electrical equipment, encompassing equipment fitted with a plug, and that has been hard wired, ensuring we are able to do every part that you need whether your facility is domestic, commercial or industrial.
We are also able to provide mains wiring installation inspections including EICRs and Emergency Lighting Testing.
Portable Appliance Testing
PAT is carried out on appliances fitted with a plug, this includes all electrical equipment / appliances in use.
We can check all types of appliances with a plug from standard BS1363 equipment to industrial items with ‘cform’ commando plugs up to 400v / 3Phase. More info.
Thermal Image Surveys
Sometimes equipment can’t be turned off, such as server systems. When this happens we check for danger using thermal imagery.
A thermal survey using a thermal camera will check all components to make sure there are no ‘hot spots’. When done alongside a PAT test, there is no extra charge for this service. More info.
Fixed Appliance Testing
FAT is carried out on appliances where the plug has been removed and the item has been hard wired to the mains.
We will inspect the appliance, and carry out a Point to Point earth continuity test as standard, alongside the PAT test of other equipment. More info
How do you arrange your PAT Testing?
Simply get in touch, tell us what you need doing and we can help. We can come to visit you to discuss your situation, survey your site etc or it can all be arranged over the phone or email.
How we help businesses like yours in the North East
We work across all industries, from people working from home right through to heavy industry. Most of our work centres around small and local businesses but we also do public sector work for the Police, NHS etc.
We work in Cafe‘s and pubs, hotels and caravan parks, offices, doctors surgeries, hair and beaty salons, shops, factories, on building sites, in property for landlords, in church and church halls, community centres, holiday homes, for housing associations, museums and art galleries, schools and colleges. We visit home based workers for big companies, check 110v power tools in engineers vans and industrial 400v 3-phase equipment – whatever your business does, whatever electrical equipment you used, even the fixed type; we can help.
We carry out repairs to plugs, fuses and flexible cable for free; we replace ’13a’ plugs and fuses (3 to 13a) free too, and we check Microwave ovens for emissions leakage.
On completion of the job, our engineer will talk you through the job they have done, explain any repairs or faults found and discuss risk based retest periods with you so we can put in place a plan for when we come back to check your appliances again.
We’ll provide you with an itemised PAT Testing Certificate Report, guidance on retest periods and reminders when retests are due – helping you stay compliant at all times.
We also can test fixed appliances and do Electrical Installation Certificate Reports so you don’t need to work with 3 different providers, saving you time, money and hassle!
Outsourcing PAT testing saves you money and allows you to focus on your core business activities while ensuring compliance with electrical safety regulations.
Regular PAT Tests help you comply with:
✅ The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
✅ The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
✅ Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1989
✅ Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
We cover Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Co. Durham, North Yorkshire and other UK areas for our clients.