Team:Safety/Portable appliance testing

Portable Appliance Testing (also PA Testing/PAT Testing)

Related page/redirection: Team:Safety/ Electrical Safety

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Who

Outline different roles/responsibilites

• Landlords/trustees
• Safety Team
• 'Competent persons'
• Membership
• Who to contact to get involved PA Testing (James Taylor, Safety Team [link] - Lead - Alex Mann, Trustee Lead - Andrew Hood)

Definition of a competent person Table to list people actively involved in process, their responsibility and competency i.e. electrical experience, self-assessed, assessed by other competent member, official qualifications

What

Outline what it is/isn't

Stress distinction that PA testing is not the same as repair and they require different competencies

Why

• Health/safety perspective - minimising risk within what is reasonably practicable for the hackspace
• Legal/insurance perspective - what is required
• Dangers of electricity - fire, shock, death

How

What can any/every member do to help ensure safety? Visual inspection before use, reporting concerns (give examples), being aware of dangers, basic electrical principles Testing Documentation

Official Guidance/Documentation/Links

• HSE/IET
• Relevant books in Hackspace library