Course Details
Course Outline
5 days course
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.
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
CONTROLLING HAZARDS
- Safe installations
- PAT
- Voltage
- Residual current devices
- Hand-held equipment
- Warning signs
- Fire safety
- Maintenance
- Inspections
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
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
