Portable Appliance Testing Books and Resources

This site has been created to provide information about books, training courses and reference material for people interested in finding out about Portable Appliance Testing, or PAT.

The site is owned and maintained by PAT Testing Expert Ltd, a company set up to provide support and guidance to those working in the PAT Testing Industry, as well as providing a cost effective and efficient Portable Appliance Testing service to those who need it.

This site contains information about relevant publications relating to in-service inspection and testing.

For further information, you are welcome to call PAT Testing Expert on 0845 459 4295.

 

 

For information about the Legal Requirements, or information available from the HSE, click on the links at the top of this page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looking for information about PAT Testing?

The most significant book you need to read if you want to learn about PAT testing, is the Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.

 

Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment.

We Recommend the IEE Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment, for anyone contemplating a large quantity of PAT testing. The normal price is £39.00 per copy but you can click on the link to the left to purchase at a lower price from Amazon.

Please note that the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) are now part of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)- so you will hear people refer to the IET Code of Practice, or the IEE Code of Practice.

PAT Testing Handbook

Handbook of Portable Appliance Testing

An essential guide to PAT Testing in the UK. Cheaper than the Code of Practice, but with a lot more useful and practical information about actual inspection and testing - not just the theory!

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 PAT Testing Business

Starting And Running A PAT Testing Business

An essential guide to running your own PAT Testing Business - written by Seggy Segaran who has many years experience in the field of PAT Testing.

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PAT by Brian Scadden (Paperback)

"A good solid basis on which to learn about In service testing. This book gives you the basics of the subject, including legislation as well as actual testing. It would be an advantage to read the IEE guidelines subsequent to the book. All in all a handy reference book for quick check backs and decent refresher quiz on relevant questions"

This guide is a useful companion to anybody thinking of completing the C&G 2377 course.