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3 July 2026
Understanding PAT Testing: What Every Business Needs to Know
What PAT testing actually covers, why the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 make it worth doing properly, and how it fits into your wider health and safety duties.
10 July 2026PAT Testing for Landlords: A Practical Compliance Guide
Landlords aren't legally required to PAT test in the way they must gas-safety-check, but here's why most do it anyway, and how to fit it around tenancies.
15 July 2026How Often Should You PAT Test? Best Practices by Environment
There's no single legal number for retest intervals. Here's how the IET Code of Practice actually breaks it down by equipment type and environment.