PAT: portable appliance testing : in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment / Brian Scaddan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scaddan, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electric apparatus and appliances--Testing.

Electric apparatus and appliances.

Electrical engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Newnes, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require any electrical system to be constructed, maintained and used in such a manner as to prevent danger. This means that inspection and testing of systems, including portable appliances, is needed in order to determine if maintenance is required.This book explains in clear language what needs to be done and includes expert advice on legislation as well as actual testing. The book contains an appendix providing the electrical fundamentals needed by non-specialists and also has sample questions (with answers) for the C&G

Contents:

Cover; PAT: Portable Appliance Testing: In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; CHAPTER 1 Legislation; The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (HSWA) 1974; The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (MHSWR) 1999; The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998; The Electricity at Work Regulations (EAWR) 1989; Prosecutions; CHAPTER 2 Setting Up; Equipment Register; Combined Inspection and Testing Form; Faulty Equipment and Repair Register; CHAPTER 3 Equipment to be Inspected and Tested; Basic Protection

Fault ProtectionClass 0 Equipment or Appliances; Class 01 Equipment or Appliances; Class I Equipment or Appliances; Class II Equipment or Appliances; Class III Equipment or Appliances; Equipment Types; Portable equipment/appliances; Hand-held equipment/appliances; Movable equipment/appliances; Stationery equipment/appliances; Fixed equipment/appliances; Built-in equipment/appliances; Information technology equipment; Extension leads; CHAPTER 4 Inspection; User Checks; Formal Visual Inspection; CHAPTER 5 Combined Inspection and Testing; Testing; Preliminary Inspection; APPENDIX 1 Shock Risk

Electric ShockBasic Protection; Fault Protection; What Is Earth and Why and How do We Connect to It?; APPENDIX 2 Basic Electrical Theory Revision; Electrical Quantities and Units; Relationship Between Voltage, Current and Resistance; Common Multiples of Units; Resistance in Series; Resistance in Parallel; APPENDIX 3 Sample 2377 Questions; The Management of Electrical Equipment Maintenance; Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment; APPENDIX 4 Answers to Sample 2377 Questions; The Management of Electrical Equipment Maintenance; Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-68407-0

9786613661012

1-136-43679-0

0-08-096920-8

9780080969206

OCLC:

808099879