PAT Testing in Accommodation is crucial. Within Hospitality, it’s important to ensure that all of your portable electronic devices are regularly checked and tested for safety hazards. By doing so, you can prevent fire risk, risk of electric shock, and keep your business running efficiently. Central Scot PAT Testing can help you accomplish this by conducting regular checks and providing you with a certificate.
Your guests will fidget and have accidents with guest room equipment
When it comes to PAT Testing in guest rooms, there are a few things you need to look out for. TVs and other electronics can get moved around by guests, which can sometimes dislodge wiring or expose wires that should be covered. With tea making equipment, water can get into places where it shouldn’t. Hair dryers may be dropped, irons allowed to overheat, etc.
Visually checking these items on a regular basis is a good practice, and you should also have a PAT testing company come in to test the appliances periodically. This will help ensure that all of your portable appliances are safe and up to code.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner are constant uses of electrical equipment
Catering to the food and drink needs of a hotel, particularly if it runs a restaurant where food is cooked, is crucial. All manner of food processors, toasters, blenders, knife sharpeners, and blenders, are heavily used and if not moved on a daily basis during the use of the item, are often shifted when cleaning to the level expected in a public kitchen. As well as wear and tear of proper use, food and liquid spillages, over-heating of equipment and pulling of wiring during movement are all possible sources of portable electrical devices becoming damaged.
The last thing a guest wants when they finally reach the coffee machine is a malfunction, that’s not a great start to the day.
What about the laundry room?
If your accommodation offers a laundry service to guests, there will be a fair few electrical items in regular use. Washing machines, tumble dryers, spin dryers, sewing machines (if you offer a mending service), all of these need to be checked and tested on a regular basis to ensure they are safe for use.
I’m sure you are seeing the pattern now.
There are dozens of portable appliances that need to be tested in hospitality.
- Breakfast Room Toasters
- Breakfast Room Microwaves
- Office printers used b Staff
- Photocopiers in public spaces
- Vacuum cleaners used by Cleaners
- Hair straighteners
- Guest Room and Shared irons
- Guest Room kettles
- Breakfast Room coffee makers
- Guest Room TV’s
How often does PAT Testing need to be carried out in Hospitality?
You may be wondering how often your PAT testing needs to be carried out for your Hospitality business. The answer to this question depends on several factors, such as the type of equipment you have, the environment it’s used in, and how it’s used.
A good Risk Assessment and a maintenance regime is what’s needed with a common-sense approach. We would advise checking with your Local Authority and your insurance company for their requirements first. Hiring a PAT testing company is advised in order to ensure that your business is compliant with all the necessary regulations.
What now?
Before contacting Central Scot PAT. Have a think about how many electrical items need to be tested. Remember, if the item can be moved, then it’s a portable appliance and can be PAT Tested. Central Scot PAT Testing can help you accomplish this by conducting regular checks and providing you with a certificate