Do you need to PAT test / test fixed appliances

[Pete999]

it was portable before you fixed it , no I did say /fixed too on original thread , good answer though lol

and what a mind numbing job it is too

I agree, but if there are a fair few hand driers, Ladies thingy disposal jobbies, heaters, Split A/C systems etc it could be a nice little earner, especially if they ask you to set up a register and testing regime, I would do it in a heartbeat if the premises was big enough or they had lots of buildings that required testing, what a cushy little number, mind you I'm 71 and not much use crawling about under floors etc.

 

[Dozer 73]

Presume that’s what these big maintance contract companies are into , like of mitie , spie
Big money generator and these big companies have to have it done , all the smaller ones will either not know about it or choose to ignore it , struggling businesses will have better things to spend money on no doubt

 

[Pete999]

Presume that’s what these big maintance contract companies are into , like of mitie , spie
Big money generator and these big companies have to have it done , all the smaller ones will either not know about it or choose to ignore it , struggling businesses will have better things to spend money on no doubt

Yes I agree Nige, I worked for FCOServices and Mite had 1 guy full time testing fixed equipment, he was semi retired and loved it.
Some of the smaller companies, don't realise they are bound by H&S legislation to test these items, failure to have a system in place can prove costly, setting up a testing section was one of my last jobs before I retired, I think I scared them, by the system I tried to introduce, retirement came, and I went.

 

[Dozer 73]

Yes I agree Nige, I worked for FCOServices and Mite had 1 guy full time testing fixed equipment, he was semi retired and loved it.
Some of the smaller companies, don't realise they are bound by H&S legislation to test these items, failure to have a system in place can prove costly, setting up a testing section was one of my last jobs before I retired, I think I scared them, by the system I tried to introduce, retirement came, and I went.

Yes a a big player our selves in civil engineering (j Murphy ) we are getting bogged down with paper work just to start your working day , we then have to deal with our clients different requests and systems of work ( national grid , network rail , United utilities )
Not to mention the vehicle tracking , finger print time keeping , facial recognition , working on rail stations you are being videoed throughout your day
The world I’d going mad with technology and legislations , briefings , method statements , risk assessments oh the list goes on

 

[Pete999]

Yes a a big player our selves in civil engineering (j Murphy ) we are getting bogged down with paper work just to start your working day , we then have to deal with our clients different requests and systems of work ( national grid , network rail , United utilities )
Not to mention the vehicle tracking , finger print time keeping , facial recognition , working on rail stations you are being videoed throughout your day
The world I’d going mad with technology and legislations , briefings , method statements , risk assessments oh the list goes on

The way of the new world Nige

 

[Dozer 73]

The way of the new world Nige

Hopefully we may be inspecting time machines soon

 

[Dozer 73]

Yes a a big player our selves in civil engineering (j Murphy ) we are getting bogged down with paper work just to start your working day , we then have to deal with our clients different requests and systems of work ( national grid , network rail , United utilities )
Not to mention the vehicle tracking , finger print time keeping , facial recognition , working on rail stations you are being videoed throughout your day
The world I’d going mad with technology and legislations , briefings , method statements , risk assessments oh the list goes on

Oh and the e mail wars and arse covering that goes on

 

[Pete999]

Oh and the e mail wars and arse covering that goes on

Yeah I got quite good at arse covering, via email, especially when some numpty sat on His or Her jacksy, questioned what I was trying to say, trouble was I knew I was was right, and they were clueless, nice warm feelings come into play when that happens, even better when the funds arrived to do what I needed to do, happy days.

 

[Toneyz]

Read the CoP I sent you, and use your ingenuity

Thanks Pete, but pages missing.

 

[Pete999]

Thanks Pete, but pages missing.

Probably why it was a free download, may be you had better shell out and buy a copy Ant, I had one and gave it away.