PAT TESTING FOR RESTAURANTS

The Electricity at Work Regulations Act 1989 Regulation 4(2) states:  "As may be necessary to prevent danger, all systems shall be maintained so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practical, such danger."

Reputabable businesses who care for the safety of their employees and customers will implement a programme of planned inspection and testing of appliances to meet the above criteria.  Highland Appliance Testing Ltd will work with your business to ensure these criteria are met at all times.

These compliance checks are in place to ensure that all equipment used in the workplace is fully maintained, PAT tested and in good repair.  As a business the safety of your employees and customers is largely in your control and you have a duty of care to prevent any harm coming to either party.

Portable appliance testing is a major contributor to ensuring safety at all times and will enable your business to comply with the legal criteria.  Failure to implement a programme of regular appliance testing can lead to serious consequences as well as affecting your right to claim on insurance policies.

Many insurance companies will assume that the owners of a business are compliant with all regulations.  In the event of a claim arising from fire, injury or death insurance companies could delay payment, reduce payment or even refuse to settle a claim involving an unsafe appliance which has not been tested.

In the event of an injury or death employers and/or managers could be prosecuted and fined up to £20000 in a Sheriff Court.  Should indictment in a High Court follow, there could be an unlimited fine and/or up to two years imprisonment for failing to comply with the above Act and the Health and Safety Act 2009.

It is the management's responsibility to prove compliance

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