PAT Testing Course

City & Guilds 2377-22 and 2377-32

A qualification for anyone who needs to carry out the in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment (also known as PAT Testing). The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 state ‘as may be necessary to prevent danger, all systems shall be maintained so as to prevent, so far as is reasonably practicable, such danger’. The course will train personnel that are responsible for the scheduling of PAT testing, as well as the practical application of portable appliance tests, which includes visual inspections and instrument tests. This course is based on the updated Code of Practice for the In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment (IET 4th Edition).

It would be expected that candidates attending the course should be familiar with electrical systems and hazards of electricity in order to satisfactorily complete this programme.

Course content

The Law and the scope of the legislation, Electrical equipment, including the test instruments, In-service inspection and testing, inspection and recording of equipment, Combined inspection and testing, Documentation and labelling.

Equipment construction and safety

Types of equipment and classification marks, How electric shock can occur through lack of basic protection or inadequate fault protection. How the different equipment construction types provide protection. The effect of cord set and extension lead earth resistance on disconnection times under earth fault conditions. The need for RCD protection.

Inspection

User Checks, Formal Visual Inspection, Environmental suitability of equipment. Good housekeeping, Suitability of equipment, Switching of equipment and isolation from the electrical supply, Condition of equipment and supply cord, Combined Inspection and Test, Identify items that users should be competent to inspect.

Combined inspection and testing

Factors to be considered when conducting visual inspections of electrical equipment.

The purpose of the electrical tests

Earth Continuity, Insulation Resistance, Earth Leakage/Touch Current, Substitute Leakage, Function/Load, Polarity, RCD Test on Extension Leads, Which tests should not be carried out? Test instruments, The Use of Instruments and Recording Data, Identify minimum and maximum acceptable conductor and insulation resistances, along with leakage and touch currents, Requirements for identification labels, Interpretation of results to identify deterioration, Procedures to deal with damaged and faulty equipment. Considerations for appliance couplers and cords sets, Considerations for IT equipment with high protective conductor currents and testing limitations, Overcurrent protection and plug fuses, Tests that may be required following equipment repair

Practical inspection and testing

Fault finding/identification, Instruction on inspecting and testing the user’s own electrical equipment, Instruction on using the user’s own test instruments, Identification of standards and kite marks, Frequency of Inspection & Testing

Assessment

Open online multiple choice examination, and a separate practical assessment in the use of portable appliance testers, to test an item or items of equipment.

Duration

2 Days Training plus 1 Day Practical Assessment and On-line Examination

Price

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