Duration
5 hours
Group Size
Maximum 12 learners
Who should attend?
All persons starting work for the first time in the Highway Electrical industry, and those persons that do not hold a HERS registration card.
Pre-requisites
None.
Course aims
This course aims to provide suitably qualified Engineers and HERS registered operatives with the knowledge required for working in the vicinity of DNO / IDNO equipment- including overhead lines in a safe and responsible manner and to comply with their responsibilities under organisation and legislative policies. This course excludes the removal and replacement of DNO cut-out fuse carriers.
Course Objectives:
On completion of the course learners will:
- State the associated Hazards and Risks
- State the acceptable clearances between lighting columns and overhead lines
- State the different methods of providing a mains supply
- State the responsibilities of operatives regarding commissioning, maintenance, repair and emergency
attention - State the method of work to be adopted when working in the vicinity of live conductors
- List the PPE requirement
- State the correct procedure to remove and replace a cut-out fuse carrier for isolation purposes and fuse
replacement.
Certification:
On completion, a multiple-choice assessment is to be completed. A HESA certificates will be issued for successful candidates for each module.
