Electrics

Fixed wire testing is a requirement of the ‘Electricity at works regulations’ 1989.

The purpose for periodic inspection and testing is to provide, so far as reasonably practicable, for:

• The safety of persons and livestock against the effects of electric shock and burns in accordance with the general requirements of regulation 130-01.
• Protection against damage to property by fire and heat arising from an installation defect.
• Confirmation that the installation is not damaged or deteriorated so as to impair safety.
• The identification of installation defects and non-compliance with the requirements of the Regulations which may give rise to danger.

Consequently: “legislation requires that electrical installations are maintained in a safe condition and therefore must be periodically inspected and tested.” G.D. Amass & sons tailor our service to meet our customer’s individual budgets and requirements, ensuring we work around your day to day needs but always ensuring you meet your legal obligations. If you do not have a current compliant certification you are running the risk of being uninsured and in the event of an accident you may be found negligent in your responsibilities.

All our work is carried out to the relevant British Standards and all our work is supplied with the relevant NICEIC certification. For peace of mind that your electrical installations are compliant with the latest legislation to meet your legal requirements.

When we carry out your electrical compliance testing, we always look for potential for cost reduction.

 

Emergency Lighting Testing, Emergency Light Testing, UK.

Emergency Lighting is a legal requirement and is needed when the normal electrical supply to premises fail. This test is not just for ‘escape lighting’ but also standby lighting which may be used for escape lighting.

If supply to normal lighting or parts of normal lighting to premises fail, escape lighting is required to fulfil the following functions:

• To indicate clearly and unambiguously the escape routes.
• To provide illumination along such routes to allow safe movement towards and through the exits provided;
• To ensure that fire alarm call points and fire fighting equipment provided towards and through the exits provided.“Escape lighting is required not only on complete failure of supply to the normal lighting but also on a localised failure, when such a failure would present a hazard, e.g. a single sub circuit on stairways. ” – Extract form BS 5266-1:2005

 

Portable Appliance Testing, PAT Testing Company, UK.

Legislation requires that all portable electrical appliances are tested to control the risks arising from their use, and that records of such testing are maintained.

G.D Amass & Sons Limited offer a comprehensive testing and reporting service that enables a proactive approach to prevent accidents arising from faults such as cut or frayed leads, badly wired plugs and damaged appliances.

The scope of our services includes all portable appliances, IT and other sensitive electronic equipment; together with labelling, recording and creating asset registers.

Risk assessment profiles can be prepared for portable appliances in specific work environments.

G.D Amass & Sons maintain in-house quality systems and procedures. We are proud to have been added to the NICEIC roll of Approved Contractors for the quality of our services.

AS part of the process of fixed Installation test & inspection, our engineers carry out a thorough visual inspection of the electrical distribution system, as well as physical tests.

In most instances, this will highlight deviations from the BS 7671 (The IEE Wiring Regulations). These very specific regulations are the benchmark for electrical installations in terms of safety, integrity and quality. By not having the repairs carried out you may be charged with negligence in the event of an accident or fire on your site as a duty holder.

In accordance with the British Standard, we will catalogue deviations on page 2 of the periodic test report and code them 1-3 in order of severity as follows:

Code 1 – Danger Present (The safety of those using the installation is at risk).
Code 2 – Potentially Dangerous (The safety of those using the installation may be at risk).
Code 3 – Improvement recommended.

Once the testing procedure is complete, G.D. Amass & sons will issue a report containing its findings including the above deviations and recommendations. The responsibility then lies with you, as the duty holder to make a decision on the next stage.

After completing the repair programme successfully, G.D .Amass & Sons engineers will document the processes involved and the repairs made in order to satisfy regulations and standards. This information will be provided to the client in the form of a ‘completion’, or ‘minor works’ certificate. We will also re-test the affected areas of the installation free of charge and include this information within the report.

Due to the multi skilled engineers G.D. Amass & Sons can carry out repair works which are created by the various inspections this enables you to get the repair works carried out quickly and efficiently in the most cost effective manner by using our ‘one stop shop’.