Guidelines
PORTABLE APPLIANCE TESTING (PAT)
GUIDELINES ON TESTING
SUGGESTED INITIAL FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION AND TESTING OF EQUIPMENT
Please note that these are only guidelines and are taken from the British Standard. Irish Law states that all Appliances must be tested on an annually basis and the guidelines below are only for reference. It is at the client’s discretion to decide on the frequency of testing outside the annual tests.
| Type of Premises | Type of EquipmentNote (1) | User ChecksNote (2) | Class 1 | Cass 2 | |||
| FormalVisualInspection Note (3) | CombinedInspectionAnd Testing Note (5) | FormalVisualInspection Note (3) | CombinedInspectionAnd Testing Note (5) | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 | Construction Sites110 V Equipment | SITM# P# H# | NoneNoneWeekly Weekly Weekly | 1 Month1 Month1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 3 Months3 Months3 Months 3 Months 3 Months | 1 Month1 Month1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 3 Months3 Months3 Months 3 Months 3 Months |
| 2 | IndustrialIncludingCommercial Kitchens | SITM P H | WeeklyWeeklyBefore Use Before Use Before Use | NoneNone1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 12 Months12 Months12 Months 6 Months 6 Months | NoneNone3 Months 3 Months 3 Months | 12 Months12 Months12 Months 6 Months 6 Months |
| 3 | EquipmentUsed By The Public | SITM P H | Note (6)+Note (6)+Note (6)+ Note (6)+ Note (6)+ | MonthlyMonthlyWeekly Weekly Weekly | 12 Months12 Months6 Months 6 Months 6 Months | 3 Months3 Months1 Month 1 Month 1 Month | 12 Months12 Months12 Months 12 Months 12 Months |
| 4 | Schools | SITM P H | Weekly+Weekly+Weekly+ Weekly+ Before Use+ | NoneNone4 Months 4 Months 4 Months | 12 Months12 Months12 Months 12 Months 12 Months | 12 Months12 Months4 Months 4 Months 4 Months | 48 Months48 Months48 Months 48 Months 48 Months |
| 5 | Hotels | SITM P H | NoneNoneWeekly Weekly Before Use | 24 Months24 Months12 Months 12 Months 6 Months | 48 Months48 Months24 Months 24 Months 12 Months | 24 Months24 Months24 Months 24 Months 6 Months | NoneNoneNone None None |
| 6 | Offices And Shops | SITM P H | NoneNoneWeekly Weekly Before Use | 24 Months24 Months12 Months 12 Months 6 Months | 48 Months48 Months24 Months 24 Months 12 Months | 24 Months24 Months24 Months 24 Months 6 Months | NoneNoneNone None None |
