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A Practical Guide to Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)

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3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to test electrical devices with portable appliance testing (PAT) in this free online health and safety course. Are you interested in electrical safety and want to learn how to ensure that electrified equipment is working properly? This health and safety course explores portable appliance testing (PAT) and lays out its principles, practices and related legal provisions. We explain how to effortlessly identify and control the potential dangers lurking within electrical appliances and provide the proper techniques used to make sure they are working properly.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID187880
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Evaluate risks associated with electrical appliances
• Categorise electrical appliances based on various factors such as their purpose, usage and power requirements
• Identify hazards in commonly used electrical devices
• Explain the principles and practices of portable appliance testing (PAT)
• Discuss various statutory provisions regarding PAT in the UK
• List various factors to consider while conducting risk assessments of electrical equipment
• Explain how to control and minimise workplace dangers related to electrical equipment
• Describe various methods and instruments used for testing electrical equipment
Course Code5855

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