For UK PAT testers, electricians and facilities staff

Practical PAT testing guides

Source-checked guidance and printable check sheets for record keeping, offline field work and moving data between software.

Guide set last reviewed: 31 August 2026

• PAT certificates and test records: what to include

  Useful fields, failed-item visibility, risk-based retest decisions and an illustrative record layout that does not claim to be a statutory form.

• How to choose an offline PAT testing app

  A complete airplane-mode job test covering first launch, certificate PDF, existing records, exports and a checked restore.

• PAT software without a subscription: check what you still own

  A vendor-neutral switching checklist for record access, joined CSV exports, fixed PDFs, backups and recovery.