Course Content

1 day course

This is aimed at those who require an awareness of the dangers of electricity, and the basic principles for maintaining a safe environment.

Suitable for non-electrical people, as well as providing a useful refresher for electrical personnel, it specifically looks at systems operating at 230 volts and 400 volts, but also considers reduced voltage systems and supplies at SELV.

Course content

• Applicable legislation
• Non-statutory documents
• Risks associated with electrical safety – electric shock, burns arcing, fires, explosions and secondary effects
• Insulating conductors
• Enclosures and barriers
• Fuses and circuit breakers
• Earthing
• Double insulated equipment
• Wiring systems
• Maintenance, inspection and testing
• User checks
• Examples of dangerous situations
• Action for defective equipment
• Importance of electrical design
• Electrical certification
• Competence
• Safe systems of work