PAT Exam 2

01. Which one of the following is specified in the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations? 

02. The IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment applies to equipment supplied by a d.c. voltage up to and including (between Conductors) 

03. Which one of the following activities in a particular location is excluded from the Health and Safety at Work Act? 

04. Which document gives advice on test probes, leads and adaptors when mains voltages need to be measured voltage exceeding

05. HSE guidance on maintaining portable and transportable electrical equipment can be found in document 

06. Which one of the following items is covered in the scope of the IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment? 

07. Electrical Equipment supplied as part of a tenancy should be? 

08. Which of the following equipment types is a food warmer, which is on wheels and supplied by a 13 A plug? 

09. Which of the following items of equipment is identified by the symbol shown? 

10. Class I construction may incorporate unearthed metal separated from live parts by

11. The method of protection against electric shock from equipment bearing the symbol shown is by 

12. The term “Safeguard that provides protection under normal operating conditions and under abnormal operating conditions whenever an energy source capable of causing pain or injury is present in the equipment” is known as what? 

13. For protection against electric shock, Class III equipment relies upon a supply source that is 

14. The definition of an exposed-conductive-part is the metallic part of an appliance which can be touched and 

15. A conductor having a cross-sectional-area (csa) of 4 mm² has a resistance of 0.2Ω. If the csa was halved, the resistance would be 

16. What rating of fuse is required for a 0.5mm2 cable fitted into a non-rewireable plug on equipment with a high inrush current? 

17. Requirements for the inspection and test of the fixed electrical installation are in  

18. Which one of the following types of Class I equipment would require more frequent inspection from new, if located in a hotel room? 

19. The correct colour code for 5 core cable is 

20. The length of an extension lead using a flexible cord of 1.25mm² core area, should not exceed 

21. When inspecting the condition of equipment, it should be ascertained that the 

22. An additional test to the  insulation resistance test may damage equipment, an alternative test may be applied by measuring the

23. A 500 V d.c. test would be applied to an item of Class I equipment in order to verify 

24. Labels applied to items of electrical equipment may be machine-readable in order to allow the portable appliance tester to 

25. Which of the following sets of factors influence the initial frequency between inspection and testing of equipment? 

26. Which one of the following is the most important reason for maintaining test instrument records? 

27. Which of the following is the resistance of a 0.5 mm² protective conductor at a temperature of 20°C having a length of 1.5 m?

28. Which one of the following actions should be taken if the users of new equipment are unlikely to report abuse of the equipment? 

29. An extension lead of length 15 m has a protective conductor of nominal cross-sectional area 1.5 mm². The nominal resistance of the protective conductor at 20°C will be 

30. An older piece of equipment cord has conductors with a csa of 0.5 mm². The maximum fuse rating within the associated 13 A standard plug should not exceed 

31. Before inspecting the condition of equipment, the

32. When testing equipment classified as Class II FE, which are earthed only for the functional/screening purposes, these parts should be 

33. When using the applied voltage test method to determine insulation resistance, the voltage should be 

34. Which one of the following items of electrical equipment could possibly be damaged by the application of an insulation resistance test? 

35. Which one of the following appliance cord lengths would be correct if a 0.75 mm² conductor had a resistance value of 0.26Ω when measured end to end? 

36. When carrying out an insulation resistance test the instrument should be capable of maintaining the test voltage with a load of  

37. Whilst carrying out a polarity test on a replacement three-core lead set, it is discovered that line and earth connections within the mains plug have been reversed. Using this item of equipment without rectification of the fault, would result in 

38. Which one of the following is the final test to be performed to an appliance, such as an electric kettle? 

39. Which one of the following checks should be made regularly on a microwave oven? 

40. Which IK rating has an impact energy of 1 joule? 

41. Recalibration of test equipment should take place if the results waver by 

42. Which of the following would be used to test that an RCD performs within specific times? 

43. An insulation resistance test on a Class I electric drill shows an insulation resistance value of 1.8 MΩ between the live conductor and the protective conductor. A similar test carried out three months previously showed an insulation resistance value of 2.2 MΩ. A possible cause for this result could be 

44. Where equipment has a high protective conductor current which of the following documents contains further information.

45. Which of the following is not a common approval mark on a fuse? 

46. Whilst carrying out an earth continuity measurement on a Class I electric fire, the measured resistance slightly increases during the period of test. One possible reason for this increase in resistance could be 

• 47. Which of the following statements is correct following a combined inspection and test of electrical equipment? 

48.  Which one of the following complies with recommendations in the IET Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment, for the information indicated on a PASS Label 

49. If equipment is found to be damaged or faulty on inspection or test, an assessment must be made by a responsible person as to the 

50. Which one of the following items of documentation would be maintained by an organisation carrying out in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment?