"Lurch" wrote in message
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On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:39:12 -0000, "Clive George"
mused:

"Lurch" wrote in message
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We (that is our site manager) carries out PAT testing on our campus.
I've even done some myself, and I'm not an approved 'spark' by any
stretch of the imagination.

The college used to have a firm come in and do it, but they chose to buy
the testing kit and do the job themselves.

If they're not using trained operatives to do the testing they may as
well save a few more quid and just buy a roll of 'passed' stickers
every 12 Months.

How hard is PAT testing? (serious question)

Depends, on the site, the amount of appliances, the type of
appliances, the time of day, the tester being used and anything else
you can think of.

If you mean the actual process of the test then if you were sat at a
desk, with a fully automatic PAT tester, with a nice shiney monitor in
front of you to test then if the tester was already programmed the
actual test itself is easy, plug it in, set the type of apliance,
press test.

Obviously this answer is 1 of thousands, it depends entirely on many
factors, but generally, it's not difficult. Best to get at least some
training on doing the job though as just buying a tester and then
going out and hoping you're doing it right is irresponsible at best,
dangerous at worst.

Could the content of that training be presented in a non-classroom form, eg
an instruction book? An online course?

cheers,
clive