OVERVIEW

For everyday work activities, all premises will be dependent on the use of electricity to some degree. However, electrical system or equipment faults can result in persons receiving shocks or burns, or cause property damage and life risks through fire or explosion. More often than not, such faults and hazards will occur through a lack of appreciation of the dangers associated with electricity, and a lack of suitable management systems to control the safe purchase, use, and maintenance of electrical equipment and associated systems.

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of electrical safety and a systematic set of principles for assessing and managing electrical safety in any business and across all sectors of industry and the public sector: the subject is universally applicable, across industries and countries. The course is applicable to the buildings, facilities, equipment, and environments associated with a wide range of organizations, irrespective of size, which includes the industrial, commercial and the public sectors.

Every organization large or small should review their electrical safety management to make sure you:

• Know that all your key risks are being managed
• Structure your policies and procedures so that everyone can easily understand them
• Have the confidence to manage risk effectively

The course provides practical guidance to enable individuals and their organizations to have a level of knowledge and understanding to manage the risks associated with an electrical system. It will focus on providing a specific procedure for managing electrical safety.

Who should attend…?

This course is aimed at anyone responsible for electrical safety in any facility in any country.

Managers and engineers from these industries & more, have found the training invaluable:

Construction – Education-   Energy – Local Government – Manufacturing – Power- Rail- and Water.

COURSE CONTENT

DAY 1 – INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL SAFETY

• A few statistics
• Types of accident and injury
• Causes of accidents and injuries
• Why is electrical safety training important?
• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
• Employee responsibilities.

DAY 2 – RISK ASSESSMENT

• What is a risk assessment?
• Identifying the electrical hazards
• The fire triangle
• Deciding who might be harmed and how
• Who is most at risk?
• Evaluating the risks
• Recording your findings
• Reviewing and updating the assessment

DAY 3 – CONTROLLING HAZARDS    

• Safe installations
• PAT
• Voltage
• Residual current devices
• Hand-held equipment
• Warning signs
• Fire safety
• Maintenance
• Inspections

DAY 4 – WORKING SAFELY WITH ELECTRICITY

• Working near electricity
• Overhead power lines
• Underground cables
• Working near wiring
• Work on equipment, machinery or installations
• Explosive atmospheres
• Safe methods of working – training, PPE and first aid

DAY 5 – SAFE ELECTRICITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• Visual Inspection
• Danger Signs
• Faulty Equipment
• Fuses
• Electrical Load
• Multi-point Adaptors
• What to do if an appliance catches fire
• Electrical First Aid Response
• Electrical Injuries
• Electrical Accidents