Overview
This comprehensive online training course on Electrical Safety Awareness will heighten awareness of electrical hazards and provide a set of safe working practise and precautions that address risks for those working around LV systems.
Who should do this course:
This is suitable for those engaged in production maintenance and anyone who is required to work on or near electricity as part of their job role. Roles may include electricians, building contractors, construction workers, maintenance technicians and engineers. This course is designed to comply with the requirements of the Safety Health and Welfare at work Act 2007.
Why should I do this course
Under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2007, Clause 86, (Precautions when performing live work), it must be justifiable that persons chosen are the right people to be performing Live work. It would be reasonable to conclude that as a minimum they should receive training on the Awareness of Electrical Hazards.
Course Objectives
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Evaluate the cause and effect relationship between voltage, current and resistance in series and parallel circuits
- Explain the effects of electricity on the human body.
- Explain how electricity is generated, transformed and distributed
- Classify the effects of electricity on the human body
- Describe LIVE work hazards
- List the types of electrical fault and circuit protection devices and explain how they work
- Perform a panel risk assessment for working De-energised to include verification of isolation, stored energy, exposed conductors
- Evaluate why and when LOTO is required
- Analyse past accidents and identify shortcomings that led to injury
- Outline the procedures for working on equipment LIVE and De-energised
- Discuss Legal obligations under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2007
Course Modules
Electrical Safety Principles : Theory of Electricity, Distribution Systems, Fatal Accident database, Effects of Electricity on the human body, Electrical Fatality stats study, Safety Regulations. Circuit Protection Devices, PPE, Avoiding electrical hazards. Lock-out/Tag-out.
Online tutorial followed by quiz and instructor review in Webinar
The Effects of Electricity: magnetic, heating and chemical
The 4 Shock Factors
How electricity effects the human body
Engineering Controls: Earthing
Online tutorial followed by quiz and instructor review in Webinar
Principle of operation and rating and marking for:
RCD’s
MCB’s:
Fuses
RCBO
S.I. 299
Working De-energised
Working Energised
Case Studies
The Safe operation of a multi-meter used to verify voltage
Final Assessment and Certification
Certification & Assessment
Learners will complete at short post course assessment and they will then receive a Technotraining certificate of Achievement. For a QQI certified programme they can progress on to the QQI Level 6 Industrial Electrical Systems course.
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