Should really not create an issue,
The majority of these prodcuts charging devices will be double insulated and not create a significant problem.

Also it should be noted the shelf life of todays technology tends to be relatively short, phone upgrades every 12-24 months, new technology released and replaced every couple of years.

My biggest concern would be with dated technology in use, possibly by teachers, other members of educational departments and not with the students technology that tends to be renewed each student loan day :)

Peter

Debatable as always, but is it at all relevant in this circumstance? The charger belongs to the student. In any event, what additional value would testing the device add?

Phil

I agree with Peter_OC and his reasoning that there is no significant risk from students or anyone else plugging in chargers/adapters for their personal equipment in educational establishments. The same applies in a wide range of other premises/locations including libraries, hotels and inter-city trains. Over the years I've investigated incidents involving electrical appliances such as polishing machines and kettles with flexes and other components which are vulnerable to damage (and thus rightly merit PAT testing at appropriate intervals), but never any items powered through chargers/adapters. However, as my experience may well be unrepresentative, do any other forum users have experience or knowledge of incidents in which users of such items have been harmed?

Also, many power circuits in places with sockets which are readily usable by pupils, students, visitors, customers, etc., probably incorporate RCB (alias ELCB) protection already while the rest would benefit from having such protection added. In my previous role I found that most if not all of my employer's schools generally had power circuits with RCB protection, mostly as a result of electrical upgrades since the 1980s. However, few people at the schools seemed to either know of the RCBs and how they worked or were simply aware of their existence but not their locations. Therefore, I tried to remedy this lack of knowledge partly via my guidance to the schools about managing electrical safety. RCBs surely comprise a reasonably practicable measure for electrical safety in the majority of workplaces and other premises even though they are not 100% infallible and therefore should be tested at appropriate intervals.

I also agree wiht Peter_OC

Alan,
The 9V thing is a bit of a red herring here.
The laptop I am using to type this reply uses a 230V:20V adaptor, so much more then 9V, but still ELV never the less.

There is more to this than is initially thought about zimmy suggests some, and there are more gems in other posts!

Is that mobile phones, or children?

Does anybody have data on electrical injuries from defective phone etc chargers?