Managing Electrical Safety - Controlling Electrical Hazards

What is Managing Electrical Safety & Controlling Electrical Hazards?

The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 and the Memorandum of Guidance with which it is published, lay down comprehensive but non-technical requirements for ensuring that the hazards of electricity are properly controlled. This means that those working with, or in the vicinity of, high risk electrical hazards – or those managing such situations – must, having identified hazards, be able to select and put in place the most appropriate methods of controlling the risks that arise from those hazards.

Who is the Managing Electrical Safety Course Suitable For?

The managing electrical safety course is suitable for managers of any organisation requiring a base level understanding of the subject.

What's Included in the Managing Electrical Safety Course?

• Understand key elements of electrical system construction
• Understand insulation and earthing requirements specified by Regulation
• Understand How people may be protected by electric shock
• Describe the protection of electrical systems: construction, insulation, earthing
• Describe the protection of equipment against overheating and fires
• List the protection of people: RCD's, Secure isolation, Reduced voltage systems, Low voltage systems, Battery operated tools, Competence, Working ‘dead’ and justification for ‘live’ working

This online Managing Electrical Safety - Controlling Electrical Hazards course provides awareness education. Face-to-face training, coaching or supervision would be needed in addition in order to complete the all-round skills and knowledge to be able to carry this forward practically in your organisation.

Course Duration

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For short courses a completion certificate is available at the end of the course. You can screenshot this or print it out to confirm completion of the training.

For accredited courses a certificate will be sent directly to you from the appropriate awarding body.

All you need to complete our e-learning courses is a computer, tablet or smartphone and an internet connection.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

Short online courses also help employers to demonstrate that they have fulfilled their legal duties to ensure their personnel have been adequately trained.

Once the courses have been completed, a confirmation of results can be saved or printed as evidence. This can then be kept on record as evidence of suitable training.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details and your course login details will follow within one business working day.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Step 1

Click the 'Buy' or 'Add to cart' button and you will be taken to our payment/booking page where you can choose to pay online now using a debit/credit card or you can pay later by invoice.

Step 2

Once you have paid for your course(s), you will receive an email from our team advising how to begin your training.

Step 3

You will be provided with a username and password which will enable you to access the e-learning portal. Login to start your course, once you have completed and passed the course, you will be able to download and print your certificate straight away.

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