Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) e-Learning

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) e-Learning

This course starts by explaining exactly what PAT testing is and its purpose, before listing some portable electrical appliance examples.

Following this, it describes why PAT testing is so important, and provides a brief look at the duties placed on employers, the self employed, and employees with respect to controlling risk, as stated in law.

The course then moves on to answer the all-important question, ‘Are PAT tests compulsory?’, detailing what is, and what is not, required by law, describing the three different types of examination that can be used in your workplace to effectively maintain your portable electrical equipment.

This e-learning concludes by covering examination frequency, along with maintenance record keeping and labelling requirements.

Who should complete this course

  • This course is designed for anyone who needs a good awareness of electrical PAT testing along with supervisors and managers who are responsible for keeping employees safe in the workplace.

Course syllabus

  • What is Portable Appliance Testing? 
  • Why is Personal Appliance Testing Important?
  • Is Portable Appliance Testing Compulsory?
  • How frequently do I need to test my electrical appliances?

Course duration

  • With this on-line course you can stop and restart your learning to suit your time constraints
  • 25 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account in any way for loading time or thinking time on the questions)
  • Please note you will need a 3Mb+ internet enabled device (e.g. computer, laptop, tablet or smart-phone) to study this course, which is Windows7 or MAC OSX10.8+ with Flash Player 10+

Course costs

Assessment

  • The course consists of four modules with questions at the end.
  • You are given the chance to review all your answers at the end of each module before final submission and you will be given 3 attempts at each module to achieve a pass.
  • On successful completion of the course, you will be able to download your certificate to print immediately.

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