Portable Appliance Testing Frequency
The IEE Code of Practice for In-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment
PATtest4U™ are specialists in the field of Portable Appliance Testing and always use The Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE) suggested initial frequency of inspection and testing of equipment, as published in their Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment as a guide to their inspection and testing frequency.
The information on the suggested initial frequencies given in the tables contained within this website are more detailed and specific that the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) guidance, but is not considered to be inconsistent with it.
The IEE‘s Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment have 6 Equipment Use categories, the initial frequency of inspection and testing depends upon what Equipment Use category and Type of Equipment category the individual portable electrical appliance resides.