Electrical safety testing of arc welding equipment should be carried out periodically (normally annually), during servicing, before Calibration to EN60974-14 & after repair of equipment. Engineers use different methods for ‘safety testing’ of welding equipment. However, unless you are using specialist equipment for testing arc welding power sources your testing will not comply with this standard. ‘Megger’ testing alone is insufficient to guarantee safety & welding equipment cannot be PAT tested, PAT testing of welding equipment is not acceptable, it gives the user confidence the equipment is safe but in reality the equipment could be lethal!

Local Exhaust ventilation (LEV) testing is a mandatory test regulated by the HSE which is applied to any equipment that is used to remove dust or fumes from the working environment, the test comes under COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) Law.

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