PAT Testing Requirements

mickmac · Jul 14, 2011

Hi All

Been asked to do some work at the local pub, they require some PAT testing + emergency lighting adding to an existing circuit. I am an electrician by trade (C+G 2330 L3) but work mainly in instrumentation nowadays. I am 17[SUP]th[/SUP] edition trained and hold a C+G 2377 PAT testing cert. Unsure of the legality of doing this work, offering my services for free to save the pub money, I have PI insurance and calibrated test equipment and believe doing the PAT testing wont be a problem but I am unsure about the emergency lighting, do you need part P for this? I don’t have that, I was just going to install the lights for them and get someone in to test them for them since I don’t have C+G 2391. Please advise, thanks.

Mickmac

NMc · Jul 14, 2011

There has been many threads about Part P on this site in the past which should answer you question.

Emergency lighting is covered by BS 5266

telectrix · Jul 14, 2011

i see no problem with you doing this work. you are qualified and competent to do the pat testing . as long as you are competent to install the EMs, go for it. ( EMs are usually fed from the local lighting circuit , with a keyswitch fitted to interrupt the perm. feed for testing.)

edit. part p is only relevant if the pub has living accomodation fed from the same meter. you don't need 2391 either for the EMs or for pat testing.

stevie2011 · Jul 14, 2011

if you're doing the install for free i don't believe you will be under electricity at work act 1989 anyway, but probably should look at it, to do pat testing i thought you just had to be competent.

IQ Electrical · Jul 14, 2011

stevie2011 said:
if you're doing the install for free i don't believe you will be under electricity at work act 1989 anyway, but probably should look at it, to do pat testing i thought you just had to be competent.

He's installing it in a place of work, EAWR 1989 and HASAWA 1974 still apply.