Formal Visual - Pass Sticker?

[Adam W]

So now you don't like what the HSE say!
Make yer mind up.

I didn't say anything of the sort - you were going on about having to do formal visual inspections in addition to combined inspection and testing because it's in the IET code of practice, now you're saying it's all down to the duty holder who in many cases will have subcontracted the PAT testing to somebody who they believe to be an expert in it, hence not doing it themselves.

Saying it's down to the duty holder sounds like one of these "umbrella statements" which you claim to dislike so much.

 

[Grizzly01]

If you like.

 

[oldtimer]

Just done a PAT on 50 items in an office and I did not get an option as the owner said nothing have been checked for the past 6 years so I want everything checked no ifs so I complied and put a pass sticker but certain items were recorded on the test cert as visual only end of story and wont get a call for the next 6 years although had to change 10 13A fuses to 3A )

 

[Adam W]

Just done a PAT on 50 items in an office and I did not get an option as the owner said nothing have been checked for the past 6 years so I want everything checked no ifs so I complied and put a pass sticker but certain items were recorded on the test cert as visual only end of story and wont get a call for the next 6 years although had to change 10 13A fuses to 3A )

Apart from changing a couple of fuses did anything fail?

 

[oldtimer]

Apart from changing a couple of fuses did anything fail?

Sorry Adam I should have mentioned no nothing failed 5 of the fuses were fitted to stand lights so yep lamp had blown the 3A and someone fitted a 13A so I put the customer right on this ie replace like for like the other thing was 5 Apple power book charger with a 1 metre rubber mains leas with a 1 metre LV lead ad the transformer encased in the same had 13A fuses fitted so I changed them for 3A due to the size of the mains cable 0.5mm approx. The customer wanted the phone chargers checked as well because I was compiling an equipment list as well that she could use as an asset list. I also filled in a Repaired Equipment sheet logging what fuses I had changed and that I had repaired a poorly made up 4 metre extension lead re making off the plug top and cutting the lead down to 1.5 metres as it had been behind a couch for 5 years and I explained that it would be prudent to cut it down to the right length.

Also explained to her that no retest dates had been put on the equipment as this was no longer required and that she was the Duty Holder who had to decide via a risk assessment the periods between testing . She thanked me and said she had ignored the "You need to test every year sales pitch" and felt this was not required but said she was looking at every 2-3 years. Other than that she thanked me for making her and her 2 staff more electrically aware

 

[KAS1]

Nice to see there are still good tradesmen around, keep up the good customer relationship/workmanship. The more people are made electrically aware the better.