Pat Testing Is It Required

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Can someone tell me if i need to get homemade lights pat tested prior to selling them at craft fairs and shops in the longer term.
I have purchased pre-wired plug cord and inline switches from a uk based lamp spares company and i am then fitting these to a bayonet or e27 lamp holder, creating a lamp from items such as skateboards and vinyl record based lampshades.
Do these items require pat testing. the internet is a little vague and states in places that pat testing is not a legal requirement unless in a business environment such as pc's and electrical equipment being used by staff.
Thanks in advance

[Hymie]

Youngmafbog is correct in that the lights you sell must be CE marked.

In CE marking the product you are effectively declaring that the product meets all applicable directives.

The two main directives applicable are the Low Voltage Directive (2014/35/EU) and the RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU).

For each light model that you sell, you should have a technical construction file, which amongst other things will demonstrate how the product complies with all applicable directives.

For the purposes of meeting the LVD, compliance with the Luminaires standard EN 60598-1 may be sufficient – but other standards may be applicable depending of the type of construction.

For the purposes of meeting the RoHS Directive it is possible to use the declarations from your component suppliers – but there are risks in this strategy since you are relying on someone else’s declaration (it is unlikely that you will be able to show that a skateboard or vinyl record is RoHS compliant).

I’m not an expert on EN 60598-1, but from the little knowledge I have – there is virtually no chance whatsoever that a lamp made from a skateboard or a vinyl record will meet the requirements of the standard.

Sorry to be a party-pooper, but I would strongly advise that you give up this sideline before someone sues you for every penny you have.

Link for info on RoHS
https://www.conformance.co.uk/adirectives/doku.php?id=rohs

Link to info on LVD
https://www.conformance.co.uk/adirectives/doku.php?id=lowvoltage

[EDDIE51]

The legal requirements for working conditions , minimum temperature and the rest are exactly the same for Charity shops as for any other work place. That some or all the workers are volunteers does not come into it . It does not excuse the employer from compliance with the rules on working conditions ,health and safety law and trading standards.