Seaward has extended its range of
portable appliance testing (PAT)
record keeping programs with the
introduction of a new manual data
entry product.Available with a free 90
day evaluation offer, the new
PATGuard Elements program has been
specifically designed for use with
manual PAT testers that do not
incorporate an internal memory for
the storage of test results.As a result
the new software enables test results
taken with manual PAT testers to be
incorporated into a formal PCbased
record keeping system.

The program is intended for use
by organisations that perform
electrical safety testing and
maintain their own records but
who require a simplified database
system. This is in keeping with the
HSE Memorandum
of Guidance
on the
Electricity
At Work
Regulations, which advises that records
of maintenance including test results
should be kept throughout the life of
the equipment. In doing so the
condition of equipment can be
monitored and the effectiveness of
preventative maintenance policies
demonstrated.