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Pocket guide to PAT testing - Megger - 2018
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Pocket guide to PAT testing - Megger - 2018

Following the publication of the Lofstedt report, back in November 2011, it was deemed necessary to look at the burden placed upon businesses due to a legislative over-compliance placed upon them – with a key issue being confusion over Portable Appliance Testing.

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Pocket guide to PAT testing - Megger - 2018

Published: 22 February 2018 · Category: Product Catalogues & Brochures

Following the publication of the Lofstedt report, back in November 2011, it was deemed necessary to look at the burden placed upon businesses due to a legislative over-compliance placed upon them – with a key issue being confusion over Portable Appliance Testing.

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Pocket guide to PAT testing The word ‘Megger’ is a registered trademark Forward Following the publication of the Lofstedt report, back in November 2011, it was deemed necessary to look at the burden placed upon businesses due to a legislative over-compliance placed upon them – with a key issue being confusion over Portable Appliance Testing. This drove the IET to introduce the 4th Edition of the Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment. This industry accepted code looked to clarify responsibility and give clear guidelines to companies who were looking to maintain compliance with the Electricity at Work regulations, 1989. So what changed? To begin with, the most significant change was the detailed requirement to carry out a risk based assessment of a portable appliance, to determine the type and frequency test. The code determined that this responsibility should fall to the “Duty Holder” For many however, having the technical understanding to be in a position to carry out such a risk assessment was beyond their area of expertise. To this end, Megger have produced a Risk Assessment App – available on the iOS, Android and Windows platforms. In addition, the code clarified the need to record results, determined when a hired item should be included on your register and removed the need to have a re-test date on the test label. These are just a couple of items amongst many. Megger continually run local free to attend seminars where the...

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