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First hit on Google. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAT_TestingOn 6/17/2010 4:20 AM, Arfa Daily wrote:
"Phil Allison" <phil_a@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
news:87tl0lFm1qU1@mid.individual.net...
"Arfa Daily"
re: JVC midi size hi-fi system.
I would be interested in knowing if I'm on my own on this one, or if
anybody else involved professionally in service work - or indeed
anyone who carries out PAT testing - has any similar experience, or
opinions on this.
** Why on earth would a unit like that have to be PAT tested ????
No requirement exists here in Australia for low risk items used in non
hazardous work environments to be regularly tested.
.... Phil
Well, to some extent, this is my point. I'm no expert on the regs, and
it's my feeling that items such as this should not be subject to the
high voltage tests for the very reasons that I suspect that it may cause
damage to them. Possibly, they are not strictly speaking required to be
tested, but several of the places that I do work for, have local
authority customers, so care homes, schools, that sort of thing, and
every item that I see from such establishments - including fully plastic
cased boom-boxes - always has a "tested" sticker on it, with a date for
the next test, so it's my belief that a shotgun approach for every item
that runs off the mains, and is not bolted down, is being applied. And
probably by the general maintenance man, who just has an automatic
tester as part of his kit box, and a general mandate to use it ...
Arfa
Hello,
As someone in the USA who has no idea of what you are speaking of,
could you enlighten me as to what a PAT (particularly annoying
test?)test is? Is it required of consumer goods?
OK, accepted. Didn't know about that 'code of practice' document.** This guide from WorkCover NSW makes it CLEAR that there is NO testing
needed in this example.
http://www.workcover.nsw.gov.au/formspublications/publications/Documents/competent_person_testing_tagging_electrical_equipment_1336.pdf
See item 7: " How often should I 'test and tag' my electrical equipment. "
" For all other workplaces, the inspection and testing intervals are
described in the standard, AS/NZS 3760 but ONLY need be applied to
electrical equipment that has been assessed as operating in a hostile
operating environment as described in clause 64 of the OHS Regulation."
brussels already looks burned down. bring wrecking balls and bulldozersArfa Daily wrote:
Yep, I'm sure that where we've been, you boys in the U.S. won't be far
behind, although in the case of such things as health and safety, the green
mist, the supposed hazards of lead, and belief in the dogma of global
warming (with the possible exception of Al Gore), you seem to maintain a
proud and dogged resistance to being dragged in. I wish that the people and
powers of Europe in general, and the UK in particular, had a similar point
of view ... :-(
It's time for the European pheasants to gather pitchforks and burning
torches, for an all out assult on Brussels. Don't bother to pack a