Dates: 17th – 19th December 2025
Course Overview
This 3-day training program is designed for technicians and engineers to build a solid understanding of safe systems of work, awareness and prevention of arc flash events and typical electrical basic and advanced electrical safe working. The course follows international IEC and IEEE standards, combining theoretical fundamentals with practical applications and hands-on examples. Participants will start with an overview of responsibilities and duties, the dangers of arc flash, on to understanding and implementing the Hierarchy of Controls, recognised by OSHA, NFA 70E; IEE; NEBOSH as the basic fundamentals in Safe Systems of Work, (SSoW). We progress on to addressing the hidden dangers of partial discharge, poor housekeeping, humidity and thermal heat increases and progressively move to, process, documentation, LOTO, additional options, solutions methods of prevention, solution options and finally the last line of defence, PPE. All subjects with time allocated for interactive Q&A and discussions.
Learning Outcomes
Who is responsible for Electrical safety and resilience on operational sites:
- Investigate roles, who is responsible, why we need to identify and how to carry those duties out for the benefit of the organisation, the safety of your engineers and the resilience of your site.
Arc Flash, how they are created, how to prevent, options to consider:
- An insight and awareness to how an arc flash can occur, causes implications, simple actions to prevent. Monitoring and timeline Partial Discharge and Thermal heating for full life asset extension
Understanding the availability and options for safe working Systems (SSoW):
- Gain an in-depth grasp of both HV and LV electrical safe systems of work, including fault levels and energy working levels studies following NFA 70E; IEC and IEEE guidelines and standards.
Insight into how to implement simple methods of traceable documentation:
- Learn the critical role of registering works, ensuring reliable SLDs, composing Switching Method Statements enforcing LOTO that is traceable and accountable, how to compose accurate and achievable Risk Assessments and Permits to Work and the benefit of Dynamic Risk Assessments.
Protecting your infrastructure from catastrophic failure and keeping engineers safe:
- The 5 crucial steps of the Hierarchy of Control (HoC). Each step investigated for practicalities and overall benefits. What the HoC will achieve if carried out
Best Practice Procedures:
- Integrating SSoW incorporating; Documentation; Safe Entry to Switchrooms and Substations, working on or near exposed live equipment; working at height and/or confined spaces; SLDs and Signage; Isolation and re-energising safely; Safe Ingress and access
Lock of Tag off (LOTO):
- Safe methods of introducing with full traceability, coordinating, register log and key safe terminals and responsibilities
Arc Flash PPE:
- When to wear, when not to wear and how to wear, identifying correct ratings, why sometimes the last line of defence is your only line of defence. Actual incident case reviews.
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