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On 23/10/10 21:07, Rob Beard wrote: > > On 23/10/10 12:27, Mark Evans wrote: >> On 23/10/10 09:31, John wrote: >> >>> >>> Isn't this one of those times where Health and Safety doesn't say >>> electrical items need to be tested, but someone just gets carried away >>> and implements far more than required. >>> >>> I am sure I read on the Health and Safety site someone linked a few >>> weeks ago about common H&S mistakes/misunderstandings and one was about >>> testing devices before use in work etc. >> >> The risk with most appliances is from damage to the mains power cable. >> With laptop PSUs there is a potential problem with damage due to poor >> handling/coiling. But it's still fairly minor and easily spotted by >> visual inspection. Vacuum cleaners, floor buffers, electric lawn mowers >> and hedge trimmers are far more of risk here. >> > > I'm glad we're not the Devon & Cornwall Electric Floor Buffers and > Electric Lawnmowers group :-) Even with such appliances the HSE would probably say something to the effect of "Visual inspection before every use. If found to be damaged repair/replace. Ditto if cable is damaged in use or appliance malfuctions. Formal inspection by "supervisor" every one to six months depending on level of usage" is fine. Relying on an annual "PAT test" means that a potentially lethal machine could have been in use for 364 days. Having a cleaner or gardener perform a simple set of checks before they plug in and switch on means they can do their job without an easy to avoid risk. Which is the whole point of the law if the first place...
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