PAT training

Advanced (Private) Electrical Familiarisation and IntroPat© workshop

As little as £47 per delegate per day!
is usually held on client premises and is offered at a cost of £750.00 plus VAT and expenses for 2–days and includes workshop notes and certificates of competence for testing within the client’s risk environment using ´IntroPat©´.

NB: PowerPlug can provide if required a complete Turn-Key Solution to include; a bespoke PAT system, test instrument selection/provision, software, training, even data processing services and auditing of existing PAT systems.

The Workshop is open to individual clients; delegate numbers are limited to 8 in view of the practical nature of the workshop. This workshop should not be confused with test instrument demonstrations of ½ day duration! This workshop is demanding and challenging – 92% of delegates however achieve PowerPlug’s `Certificate of Competence to PAT Test within the client environment!

Introduction
Portable appliance testing appears easy until the subject is researched and then it almost becomes `a black art’ with vague Health & Safety Executive guidance and a reputation for costing too much and generally causing chaos within the work place when placed into the hands of none competent persons. Your trainers on this bespoke Workshop have in excess of 15 years practical experience of testing across virtually all sectors of industry and commerce and bring an interesting anecdotal perspective to the subject.

Those who should attend are; Duty Holders responsible for Health & Safety, supervisors and managers, those wishing to carry out PAT testing, existing PAT testers wishing to refresh their skills/knowledge, electricians, electrical engineers responsible for electrical testing and certification on electrical equipment, electrical equipment repairers, tool hire companies, hotel housekeeping etc.

Call now for the next available Workshop date: Tel 01908 274328

For more information.

The Electricity at Work and Provision and Use of Work Equipment (PUWER) Regulations impose a duty of care, which can be far reaching with serious consequences if you, as an employer, buy either the wrong electrical equipment, fail to maintain it or fail to identify the hazards, risks and required `Control Measures’.

Portable Appliance Testing - or PAT (as it is commonly referred to) - is a result of this legislation and it is mandatory whatever your size of company, whether you are an employer or self-employed, and across both new equipment as well as old and existing.

The Workshop will explain employers’ obligations under these two legal Regulations. It will attempt to demystify the procedure, explaining in simple terms legislative reasoning and above all demonstrate that PAT can be an essential and a valuable process in keeping your business safe. It will address questions like: “Can I PAT myself? Do I need to keep records, and if so why and what? What does the HSE mean by competence? What is meant by formal inspection?”

This highly participative workshop culminates on day 2 with each delegate demonstrating to his/her trainer their newly acquired skills by PAT testing to IEE standard a Class I and Class II electrical appliance, wiring either a plug/socket to standard and confirming their knowledge of electricity and PAT Testing by passing a 1hr multi-choice examination.

Delegates should be reasonably practical, be educated to GCSE level and have high standards of English literacy (reading/writing)

By the end of the workshop, the delegates will be able to:

· Understand their obligations under the law · Understand the requirements of The Electricity @ Work Regulation 1989 · Understand the requirements of The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998 · Understand the importance of effective inspection and testing of electrical equipment · Appreciate the benefits of record keeping · Appreciate why electricity can kill · Understand the importance of effective deployment of safety devices such as earthing · Make their workplace and business safer · Be able to set up a PAT regime in line with IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) guidance. · Carry out a `Formal Visual Inspection & Electrical Test’ · Achieve 'PowerPlug’s standard of Competence in PAT testing within the low risk environment’.

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Some 1,000 plus delegates have enjoyed PowerPlug’s PAT Workshops. From refresher seminars to bespoke tailored programmes.
PowerPlug has an enviable record of delegate and client satisfaction turning what appears a potentially simple and somewhat boring subject into what it is a “fascinating, practical and potentially life saving educational programme”.

PAT Training

Advanced (Private) Electrical Familiarisation and IntroPat© workshop