Comprehensive Guide to Portable Appliance Testing

Name: Comprehensive Guide to Portable Appliance Testing
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Learn how health and safety professionals use PAT to manage the risks posed by electricity in this free online course.

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In this free course, you will learn how to:

Define ‘portable appliance testing’ (PAT)
Summarise the purpose and importance of portable appliance testing for ensuring health and safety
Analyse the relationships between electrical quantities and units
Recognise common electrical terms used in PAT
Outline the classifications of electrical equipment and their respective levels of protection against electric shock
Discuss the three types of in-service inspection and testing used in PAT
List the responsibilities of users, test operatives and duty holders in ensuring electrical safety
Describe the difference between user checks and formal visual inspection in PAT
Recall the order of tests in the in-service equipment testing process and the purpose of each test
Explain the importance of maintaining PAT documentation and records

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