Safety Net UK Ltd Information

"Safety Net UK Ltd provide the public and private sectors with valuable support to ensure full compliance with health and safety law"

The company works closely in partnership with both public and private sector clients, offering support and a wide variety of services to meet the requirements of the following:

• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
• The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1989
• The Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992
• The Electricity Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994
• The Plugs and Sockets Etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

You may be worried about the cost of being compliant with these acts and regulations, but consider the financial burden should a member of staff have an accident in the workplace or the devastating effects that a fire could have on your business and the potential human cost. Safety Net can provide total peace of mind for you and your staff whilst keeping costs to a minimum.

Although Safety Net offers support and professional service in all aspects of health and safety, the Bolton-based company specialise in affordable PAT testing for businesses across the area.

Portable Appliance Testing is the means by which an employer can prove that they have maintained any electrical equipment in a safe manner, reducing the risk of injury or fire hazards.

Safety Net's highly skilled, fully trained and qualified technicians carry out testing in accordance with the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) Code of Conduct, whilst causing minimum disruption to your business.

PAT testing is needed for any item of equipment exceeding 50 volts and powered by a plug or socket. Safety Net will be happy to advise you on any exceptions to this general rule where necessary.

All employers and those legally responsible for preventing any harm coming to employees, customers, tenants and members of the public need to have electrical appliances regularly PAT tested.

PAT testing is particularly important when you consider that every year around 1000 accidents at work involving electric shocks or burns are reported to the Health and Safety Executive and about 30 of these are fatal. Faulty electrical appliances and leads are also the main direct cause of accidental fires in business premises.

PAT testing carried out in accordance with the IEE Code of Conduct is widely accepted as the correct way to manage these risks and it is also worth noting that failure to implement regular PAT testing could jeopardise an insurance claim.

Technicians from Safety Net will first carry out a visual inspection of electrical appliances, as most potentially dangerous faults are picked up at this stage. The technicians will then carry out electrical testing with state of the art equipment including the plug and lead, continuity test, insulation resistance test and an earth leakage test.

All successfully tested items are marked with a pass label and any that have failed will have the plugs removed and be given to your maintenance department.  Minor repairs such as fitting new plug tops and correctly sized fuses are carried out free of charge.

Results can be provided on a CD, by email or on paper records where requested. Safety Net are also extremely flexible and can work outside normal business hours or at weekends by arrangements.

To email Safety Net UK Ltd or to visit the website please use the links on the right.

01204 684 053