As a small business owner, you wear various metaphorical caps, sales, marketing, hr, service provision, cleaner and even the dreaded health and safety officer.
The biggest concern is, are you doing things right and what happens if something goes wrong?
There are plenty of sites to get information from, including ours, however, it's a case of where do you start?
We know what it's like, we are a small business after all. It is difficult and that it can all be a little daunting, however, a problem shared is a problem halved.
We get a lot of calls and emails that go a little like this.
Hi we have an audit coming up and we need our electricals tested.
Another one we get is "Our insurance company have told us they need a PAT certificate, can you help?
After 10 years of testing these are just two of the most common starts to enquiries.
Now we all know health and safety sends all the alarm bells ringing, however, it doesn't have to be something to fear, especially when you have everything in place meaning you can sleep easier at night.
What are the benefits of choosing a specialist over in house?
Testing in house can be beneficial but it can also create issues and extra demands on staffing.
In-house | External Contractor |
Cost of training | Staff are already trained (Usually City & Guilds qualified) |
Purchase of equipment | External contractors have already invested in equipment and up to date systems |
Consumables such as labels | All labels are provided |
Annual Re-calibration of equipment | External contractors should have this done as a part of their on going maintenance |
Pulling staff from their jobs to test | No pulling staff away from their roles in your business |
Insurance | All contractors should have the right insurances in place to ensure they are keeping themselves and your business safe |
Risk of being out of date | If they are serious then they should be up to date on current testing practices |
Staff testing can miss warning signs/sub standard equipment | Items such as counterfeit chargers, sub standard fuses and product recalls are something that testing companies encounter daily |
Increased liability in the event of an incident | Removes some of the liabilities |
Why choose Wattech to be your testing partners?
Here at Wattech we firmly believe in making health and safety easier, especially electrical safety. By working with you to improve electrical safety, we help by ensuring you and your business is maintaining safe electrical equipment, in line with the various regulations.
There is a number of ways we can help you, from providing regular and fully documented inspections through to training your staff on how to carry out user checks and how to deal with damaged or faulty equipment.
From general office and educational establishments to testing at height, and production to broadcast facilities, Wattech have the skills and technicians to provide the support and advise to ensure you and your business is on the right track.
All our team undergo regular training to ensure they are up to date on everything they need to know. All our equipment is calibrated annually and we hold public liability, employers liability and professional indemnity insurance policies just in case something ever did go wrong.
All results are sent in PDF format and stored on our systems for 5 years.
We are always at the other end of the phone when you need help and support.