Frequency of Pat Testing, Pat Testing Scotland, Portable Appliance Testing

If you are wondering how frequently your equipment should be PAT tested, below is sourced from the IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) code of practice for which equipment in different uses and settings should be tested.

Offices, Shops, Hotels and Nursing Homes

Type of Equipment	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing
	Class 1		Class 2
Stationary	Every 2 years	Every 4 years	Every 2 years	None
IT	Every 2 years	Every 4 years	Every 2 years	None
Moveable	Every year	Every 2 years	Every 2 years	None
Portable	Every year	Every 2 years	Every 2 years	None
Handheld	Every 6 months	Every year	Every 6 months	None

Schools

Type of Equipment	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing
	Class 1		Class 2
Stationary	None	Every year	Every year	Every 4 years
IT	None	Every year	Every year	Every 4 years
Moveable	Every term	Every year	Every term	Every 4 years
Portable	Every term	Every year	Every term	Every 4 years
Handheld	Every term	Every year	Every term	Every 4 years

Equipment Used By the Public

Type of Equipment	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing
	Class 1		Class 2
Stationary	Every month	Every year	Every 3 months	Every year
IT	Every month	Every year	Every 3 months	Every year
Moveable	Every week	Every 6 months	Every month	Every year
Portable	Every week	Every 6 months	Every month	Every year
Handheld	Every week	Every 6 months	Every month	Every year

Factories, Workshops and Commercial Kitchens

Type of Equipment	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing
	Class 1		Class 2
Stationary	None	Every year	None	Every year
IT	None	Every year	None	Every year
Moveable	Every month	Every year	Every 3 months	Every year
Portable	Every month	Every 6 months	Every 3 months	Every 6 months
Handheld	Every month	Every 6 months	Every 3 months	Every 6 months

Construction Sites

Type of Equipment	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing	Formal Visual Inspections	Combined Inspection and Testing
	Class 1		Class 2
Stationary	Every month	Every 3 months	Every month	Every 3 months
IT	Every month	Every 3 months	Every month	Every 3 months
Moveable	Every month	Every 3 months	Every month	Every 3 months
Portable	Every month	Every 3 months	Every month	Every 3 months
Handheld	Every month	Every 3 months	Every month	Every 3 months

Contact info

Pat Testing Scotland

Phone: 08450 036860