PAT (Portable Appliance) Testing for Caretakers - Essex (Harlow Education Consortium)

POA

Overview

This course is designed to enable candidates to become competent PAT testers in one day. The course will include over 3 hours of practical sessions.Candidates will inspect and test a wide variety of portable electrical appliances including domestic equipment, power tools, IEC leads, office and IT equipment using many different models of appliance tester.
This course covers...
- The legal requirement to PAT test
- Risks & precautions against electrical shock
- Frequency of PAT testing
- Class of appliances
- Safety risks & Typical faults
- Formal visual inspections
- Plug checks & fuse ratings
- Combined inspection & testing
- Earth bond continuity tests
- Insulation resistance tests
- Protective conductor/touch current
- Load/run testing
- Testing office PC's & IT equipment
- Pass & fail labeling
- Result recording and maintenance of records
Structure

This is a one day course will be undertaken at Harlow Study Centre, Netteswellbury Farm, Harlow CM18 6BW and will run from 0900 - 1530. The course will be made up of both practical and theory work.
Information
- Candidates will receive a certificate of competence in PAT Testing
- As there is a practical element to this course, we recommend candidates bring/wear Safety Boots
- Candidates are welcome to bring their own PAT Testing equipment with them.
- The course will include Lunch and refreshments
- To book please visit www.hecuk.net, Email bookings@hecuk.net or call 01279 445917