In article , Andrew Gabriel
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"Man at B&Q" writes:
On Mar 21, 7:05 am, (A.Lee) wrote:
Nightjar wrote:
On 20/03/2013 20:30, A.Lee wrote:
Dave Liquorice wrote:

On Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:42:34 +0000, Bill Wright wrote:

There is no mains connection. Do these items need PAT testing?

PAT only applies to mains kit, no mains nothing to test. ...

I don't think that is true. How about an emergency lighting system
fed by a bank of batteries at 230v?

Doesn't sound very portable to me.

In-service Inspection and testing has nothing to do with just
'portable' equipment. Electric showers, hand dryers, HV equipment are
all covered.
What do you think the P in PAT is for? Prat? Picnic? Purple?

Portable - but it's the testing that must be portable, not the appliance
being tested (which should be tested at point of use whenever possible,
and not moved to a testing location).


who invented that idea? It's the testing of "Portable Appliances". That
came in because they tended to get ignored when the installation was
tested. It all comes under the "Electricity at Work Regulations".

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