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This type of testing can be executed either during or outside of normal working hours. If you are in charge of a department budget you should be aware that it is likely that evening work and weekend work could attract uplift in costs.

Since the early days of testing, the test equipment that we use has been adopted to ensure that no damage can be done to equipment during the test process.

In some environments where it is not possible to turn equipment on and off, such as computer suites and server rooms, it may only be appropriate for a visual inspection to be carried out. If this is the case, then every effort must be made to carry out a combined inspection and test at the next available times. This would normally be during a scheduled shut down for maintenance purpose.

This will depend on the number of appliances within your building and how easily accessible they are. A normal workstation with a computer, printer and extension lead would typically take around 5 minutes to test and reconnect. If you have any specific time-scales to work to you should liaise with us and gain clarification.

Once again, the guidelines are sketchy as to the necessity of testing records. It should be viewed as best practice to adopt a register of all Portable Appliance Testing. In this way we are able to demonstrate that we have safely maintained the equipment within our control.