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Posted By jason telford
Morning
We have competent qualified electricians on site who carry out all the pat testing
There is a rumor that competent electricians will no longer be able to carry out the tests unless they have completed a certificate to carry out pat testing
Please is this true and if so could you point me to the relevant or forth coming legislation
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Posted By Mark Talbot
Currently [sorry, bad pun] they are perfectly fine doing the test - so long as they have a competence with the test equipment [studying the manual should be enough for a qualified electrician].
I can't point to any changes in this that I am aware of.
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Posted By Adam Jackson
I've not come across and changes to this. If you're in doubt though the City and Guilds 2377 is good to send them on anyway, its only a one dayer.
I went on one to see what it was like before sending the people from our company who do the PAT on it. I was surprised by the number of fully qualified electricians who were on the course wanting to 'top up' their knowledge on the basis that the electrician's qualification runs from the incoming mains to the socket, not to the appliance. Seemed very thorough and proactive of them.
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Posted By Jim Walker
Jason,
So far as I am aware the employer decides who is competent. Many people will tell you this is an easy task - you just poke a few buttons on a machine.
I took the C&G 2377 (parts 1 &2) a few years ago and am now of the opinion that time served electrician or not, this is the minimum qualification I will allow to demonstrate competence.
I'd recommend it to anyone and most colleges seem to run it.
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