Canteen facilities

jobbingmusician

No PAC testing required if it's brand new.......... In fact, if they kicked off about this, it would almost be worth buying a new only annually!

BrassicWoman

put your dinner in one of these before you go to work and it'll still be toasty and have cooked through by food time!

http://nb-wonderbag.com/

Justicia

specialboy wrote: »

PAC tested

jobbingmusician wrote: »

PAC testing

PAT (Portable Appliance Test)

dickydonkin

zaax wrote: »

legal requirement

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf

This document is guidance - the provision of a microwave in respect of the OP's workplace is not necessarily an absolute requirement.

ohreally wrote: »

The issue is with the individuals who appear unable to comply with a simply instruction to keep an appliance hygienic.

Absolutely.

When I first started reading this thread, my first thoughts were that the employer was behaving in a puerile manner, however, it seems that if some workers seem incapable of conforming to a basic and simple requirement, perhaps the employer is justified.

jobbingmusician wrote: »

No PAC testing required if it's brand new.......... In fact, if they kicked off about this, it would almost be worth buying a new only annually!

So you are assuming that all appliances by virtue of being brand new are safe? I can assure you that this is not the case. There are some cheap imported items (particularly from China) on the market nowadays and I have tested some brand new items that have failed their test.

A new item of electrical equipment should ideally be registered to enable an inspection/maintenace schedule. A PAT test takes seconds to do and with modern testing equipment and associated software, a bar coded label can be stuck to the item and be placed on a register to simplify maintenance.

There is no legal requirement to PAT test any item of electrical equipment but can form part of a good maintenance schedule.