Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
This course explains the in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment, often called PAT testing, and what the law actually requires. You will learn about user checks, formal visual inspections and combined inspection and testing, Class I and Class II equipment, labelling and records, and what to do with faulty equipment. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training, competence or your employer's procedures.
- Modules
- 4
- Duration
- About 40 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 10 questions from a bank of 16
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain what in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment is and why it matters.
- ✓Describe the legal duty to maintain electrical equipment under the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
- ✓Explain why inspection and testing frequency should be based on risk rather than a fixed annual rule.
- ✓Distinguish between user checks, formal visual inspections and combined inspection and testing.
- ✓Recognise Class I and Class II equipment and common signs of damage.
- ✓Take the correct action when equipment is found to be faulty.
Course contents
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Module 1: What PAT Is and What the Law Says
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: Levels of Checking
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions
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Module 3: Equipment Classes and Common Faults
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 4: Labels, Records and Faulty Equipment
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate