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Portable Appliance Testing
Leading to the City & Guilds 2377-200 and the City & Guilds 2377-100 qualifications
Enabling you to carry out the legal requirement for annual testing and certification of portable electrical appliances e.g. kettles and TVs provided by employers, landlords and hoteliers etc.
Description
Portable Appliance Testing involves the issuing of electrical safety certificates for appliances such as computers, kettles, monitors and other portable electrical equipment. Under the Electricity at Work Act employers, landlords, hoteliers etc. who provide portable electrical appliances for use by others have a legal obligation to ensure they are safe to use. All portable electrical appliances must be inspected and tested by a competent person every 12 months and the recording (or management) of these annual inspections is an extremely important and necessary part of compliance. Successful completion of this course will enable you to carry out this annual testing and offer this service as part of your scope of works.
Who it’s for
Anyone who is directly involved in the physical undertaking of portable appliance testing and/or the management of such as a subsidiary part of their employed status duties. This course would also be suitable for any person or company wishing to offer their services to others enabling them to comply.
Note: Candidates intending to limit their offer to just portable appliance testing and certification should opt for the 1 day 2377-200 course. Candidates who have additional responsibility for the on-going management and acceptance of the introduction of new appliances should extend their training a further day to include the 2377-100 award, which will formally demonstrate their knowledge and ability to manage the register of appliances in a given environment.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements however some electrical knowledge is expected.
Contents
- Welcome and introduction to the course
- Legal requirements (Electricity at Work Act 1989)
- Electrical equipment affected by regulations
- In-service testing
- Electrical equipment construction
- Awareness training for non-electrical users
- Test instrumentation
- Combined inspection and testing (visual inspection, class one tests, class two tests, insulation tests)
- Recording and certificating
- Formal assessment and examination
Duration
1 day for the C&G 2377-200
Plus an optional additional day for the C&G 2377-100 qualification.
Outcomes
Having successfully completed the course candidates will receive the C&G 2377-200 certificate and the C&G 2377-100 certificate (if this option was taken).
Supporting publications
Course handouts and publications are provided for the course, but candidates will need their own copy of the IEE published Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment 3rd Edition ISBN: 9780863418334 as it is an essential reference guide for portable appliance testing. This publication can be purchased from ATL at the time of booking.
Domestic arrangements
Candidates will be provided with a light lunch and refreshments on each day of attendance.
Regulatory requirement?
No, but compliance is.
Progression routes
- Dependent upon an individual’s past experience, knowledge or aspirations they may progress onto a variety of other electrical courses, for example the C&G 2382 – 17th Edition of the IEE Wiring Regulations. Please ask for advice and guidance.
