Posted By grumpy
Do you need to be a qualified electrician to carry out routine PAT Testing?

Posted By david blair
No, all you need to do is prove your competent to do pat testing, most colleges run 1 day pat testing courses which would give required competency

Posted By david blair
Tony,
Your right there is no law specificly stating pat testing but can you advise another way in which you ensure portable electrical equipment is maintained so that it is safe to use and I and others will surely stop wasting money on pat testing !!!!

Part of Electricity at work Regs for your info

"As may be necessary to prevent danger, all systems shall be maintained so as to prevent, so far as reasonably practicable, such danger."

"'System' means an electrical system in which all the electrical equipment is, or may be, electrically connected to a common source of electrical energy and includes such source and such equipment"

"'Electrical Equipment' includes anything used, intended to be used or installed for use, to generate, provide, transmit, transform, rectify, convert, conduct, distribute, control, store, measure or use electrical energy."

Posted By Tony abc jprhdnMurphy
Dave

Use your risk assessment