Earth Check Ltd

Portable Appliance Testing specialists and Periodic Inspection testing specialists. Commercial only. NAPIT NICEIC and Safe contractor approved. We offer a professional quality service both locally and on a national basis. We will provide free site surveys and no obligation quotations.

We are a company specialising in the field of Portable Appliance Testing (known as PAT Testing). The company was established in 2004 and has an enviable customer base to which it provides high quality and efficient PAT Testing services. We have achieved a number of prestigious landmarks since our inception:

SAFE CONTRACTOR APPROVED

Contractor is a contractor accreditation scheme that assesses the health & safety competency of
contractors. Clients have a legal obligation to ensure that contractors operate in a safe way. There is therefore a need to assess contractors health & safety arrangements, and increasingly this is being carried out through Safe Contractor. Many large organisations now use Safe Contractor as their primary means of
selecting contractors. Safe Contractor is
effectively the clients approved contractor list.

NAPIT APPROVED

The National Association of Profesional Instectors & Testers was formed in 1992 as a consequence of the lack of understanding in the Inspection & Testing field amongst many electricians. Also more specifically
to plug the loophole that allows managers to sign documentation and electricians to Inspect & Test electrical installations and appliances, even though they may not have had up to date appropriate training, do not possess the relevant qualifications and have probably not acquired the specific experience.

TRUST MARK

Earthcheck Limited is a registered Trust Mark organisation. Trust Mark is a new, award-winning scheme supported by Government, the building industry and
consumer groups to help you find reliable and trustworthy tradespeople to make improvements and repairs inside and outside your home.

OUR SERVICES

We believe in a clear pricing structure
so that you can accurately determine
the price you will pay. Prices start from
as little as £0.90p plus VAT per item to a
maximum of £1.95 per appliance with a
fixed cost available for sites with less
than 50 tests.There are no hidden
charges. Our service includes:

Nationwide coverage
PAT (conforming to IEE guidelines)
Fixed installation testing (to BS7671)
Free Site Surveys
Full visual inspection of the items to
be tested
All required tests on our latest PAT
testing equipment
Pass or Fail labels
Test reports available
Equipment register
Fuse replacement
Plug rewiring
Plug replacement if necessary
Minor faults will be corrected and
re-tested

What The Tests Cover
Portable appliance testing includes a
thorough visual inspection of the
appliance to check for:

Damage to the flex
Damage to the plug and casing
(overheating, burn marks,discolouration)
An incorrectly wired plug
An incorrectly rated fuse

A series of tests are then performed.
Depending on the class of equipment,
they may include:

Earth continuity testing
Insulation resistance
Flex polarity test
Earth leakage test
Operational test

*Minor faults found during the course of
the inspection will be repaired as we
find them and the appliance re-tested.
All minor repairs are carried out free of
charge, including the following:

Replacement of faulty or damaged
mains plug (BS1363)
Replacement of damaged or
incorrectly rated fuses
Re-wiring of incorrect connections in
the mains plug
Repair to faulty cable grips in the
mains plug
Minor repairs requiring less than ten
minutes labour
Re-test following repair

Each year about 1000 accidents at work
involving electric shock or burns are
reported to the Health & Safety
Executive (HSE). Around 30 of these
are fatal!

As all appliances need to be unplugged for testing, testing can be carried out outside of normal working hours or on a weekend ensuring there is no effect on staff productivity.

Appliances are labelled with the result of
the test (pass or fail). Any remedial
action that can be taken during testing
(repairing plugs/fuses etc) will be carried
out at that time at no extra cost. More
complex faults or damage are reported
to the business manager.