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Electrical Safety Awareness

This comprehensive 1 Day course enables non-electrical maintenance staff to perform electrical troubleshooting and repair duties in a safe manner. The objective is to heighten awareness of electrical hazards and to provide a set of safe working practices and precautions that address risks for personnel when working around LV systems.

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Description

Course Aim:

This comprehensive 1 Day course enables non-electrical maintenance staff to perform electrical troubleshooting and repair duties in a safe manner. The objective is to heighten awareness of electrical hazards and to provide a set of safe working practices and precautions that address risks for personnel when working around LV systems. This course will give participants an understanding of employer and employee responsibilities under the Safety Health and Welfare of Work Act 2005, Clause 86, (Precautions when performing live work)

Learner Profile:

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 building contractors, construction workers, maintenance technicians and engineers.

What you will get:

Explain the effects of electricity on the human body and describe the four Shock Factors

Evaluate the cause and effect relationship between voltage, current and resistance in series and parallel circuits.

Use a multi-meter to measure voltage

Recognise and explain the types of Circuit Protection devices to include fuses, MCB's, RCD's and RCBO's

Explain all the engineering controls in place to protect against contact with LIVE conductors

List all the procedural measures that should be taken to reduce risk of exposure to electrical hazards such as shock and Arc flash hazards

Competently and safely measure voltage in LIVE electrical circuits powered with DC and AC (Single and 3-phase)

Perform risk assessments before opening Panels

Isolate power and verify that power is isolated

Explain how a range of real recorded accidents could have been avoided

Explain Earthing systems to include TN_C and TN_S systems.

Evaluate why and when LOTO is required

Understand employer and employee responsibilities under the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005, Clause 86

Modules:

Module1: Basics of Electricity and Circuitry



  • Describe Voltage, Current and Resistance.
  • Compare electricity to other forces of nature
  • Explain how a change in one electrical quantity effects the other quantities.
  • Calculate one quantity in Ohms Law when given the other two.
  • Explain how Ohms law works in Parallel and Series circuits.
  • Build an electrical circuit with a power supply, a switch, and a load.
  • Measure voltages and currents in circuits using a meter.
  • Build Series and Parallel circuits.
  • Investigate how circuits behave when faults occur.
  • Be able to predict the outcome measurements before using the meter





Module 2: Shock Factors


In this module you discover how electricity is distributed from source to end usage. You will learn about certain effects produced when current flows in a conductor. Investigate the 4 shock factors that lead to the severity of the result and understand how earthing systems try to keep us safe.


  • Understand electrical distribution from source to end usage.
  • Learn about the magnetic and heating effect generated due to the flow of current.
  • Understand and be aware of the 4 shock factors which dictate how severe a shock will be.
  • How electricity affects the human body.
  • Look at earthing systems and how they are engineered to try and keep us safe.

Module 3: Circuit Protection


Learn about various circuit protection devices, how they function and what they protect against if a fault was to occur.


  • What is being protected? Understand how people, risk of fire and equipment damage gets protected.
  • Investigate how fuses, MCBs, RCDs, and RCBOs work.
  • Understand what fuses, MCBs, RCDs and RCBOs protect against.
  • Learn about fuses, MCBs, RCDs and RCBOs primary functions.

Module 4 : Safety in the workplace, avoiding electrical hazards.


In this module learn about working on Energised and De-energised systems safely. Understand the Safety Regulations or legal responsibilities that relate when carrying out live work. Understand the steps involved when de-energising a system and ensuring the system does not get reenergised until all work is complete and it is safe to do so. Investigate case studies on accidents that occurred in the workplace and how these could have been prevented.


  • Understand the legal responsibilities when working live.
  • How to work live safely, understanding the 4 factors.


  • Explain all the engineering controls in place to protect against contact with LIVE conductors.


  • Learn about LOTO and how to carry out correctly when working De-energised.

Assess case studies of workplace accidents and identify how these could have been prevented.


Module 5: Using a Digital Multi-meter (DMM)


How a meter measures volts, amps and ohms, Types of multi-meter. Getting a zero reference, Safety essentials when using a multi-meter.


  • Learn how to measure AC Volts correctly and safety.
  • Learn how to measure DC Volts correctly and safety.
  • Know how and when to use a Resistance measurement.
  • How to use continuity and what it is used for.
  • Learn how to measure current in a circuit.
  • Be aware of common mistakes made when using meters and how to avoid these.

Certification:

Techno Training Certificate of completion

Duration/Delivery Mode:

1 Day Online