Irish PAT Testing Leglislation

Irish PAT Testing

Portable Appliance Testing is required by law

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2007 puts the legal responsibility on owners, directors, managers and safety officers to ensure the safety of all employees.

Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Regulation 2007 (SI 732) requires all appliances to be tested regularly and records maintained for five years.

For more information on this legislation please see the HSA website, page 14 of the Electricity Guidance PDF.

Irish PAT Testing

PAT Testing stands for portable appliance testing and it is the method you use to check whether a portable electrical appliance is safe to use. The expression ‘PAT Testing’ covers everything from the visual inspection of the appliance to the specific electrical test carried out by a PAT testing machine

What is tested?

  • Earth Continuity
  • Earth Screen Continuity
  • Insulation Resistance
  • Flash
  • Protective Conductor Current
  • Substitute Leakage
  • Load Test
  • IEC Lead Polarity

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