PAT
Testing in the Coventry Deanery
The Wikipedia
defines PAT testing as follows: Portable Appliance Testing (commonly
known as PAT or PAT Inspection or PAT Testing) is a process in the
United Kingdom,by which electrical appliances are routinely checked for
safety. The correct term for the whole process is In-service Inspection
& Testing of Electrical Equipment.
In 2008 the safety testing
of appliances in the
deanery was started by trained volunteer-parishioners in accordance
with the Code
of Practice published by the Institute
of Electrical Engineers (IEE).
Link to picture.
Read the story of the PAT test project in The Coventry Deanery pdf,
html
Link
to picture.
PAT Policy for Scope & Frequency of Testing link,
Appendix link
Explanatory note link
In the words of Father David Kenir of
The Ark of the Covenant Retreat Centre “we
were very pleased and impressed with the professional way the test
was
carried out ...and the financial savings to individual parishes are
substantial”. The project
has undoubtedly made the deanery a safer place for the clergy and
parishioners
alike and has demonstrated how much can be accomplished when generous
people
apply their time and enthusiasm. It also taught me one other valuable
lesson –
beware the brown envelope.
Anyone
who thinks that such a project is worth considering in their locality
shouldn’t
hesitate to follow it up. I’d be happy
to talk it through to help make up their mind.
Contact me, Mike Perry, on 0771
203 2401 or email coventrydeanery@googlemail.com.