Duration
3.5 – 4 days
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
The core courses are mandatory modules to fulfil the requirements of new starters and any learner to obtain their first HERS card, in addition to the Found 01 training requirements.
Course Objectives:
101 – Health, Safety and Environment at Work (4 hours)
Provides an understanding and awareness of Health, Safety and the Environment; both individual and collective responsibilities under the organisations Health and Safety Policy, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; and Environmental Legislation
102 – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (4 hours)
Provides an understanding and awareness of the control of substances which are hazardous; both individual and collective responsibilities under organisational and legislative policies.
103 – Electrical Safety (4 hours)
Provides an understanding and awareness of Electrical Safety and both individual and collective responsibilities under organisation and legislative policies.
104 – Moving and Handling Highways Electric (3 hours)
Provide an understanding and awareness of Moving and Handling and both individual and collective responsibilities under the organisation and legislative policies.
105 – Interpretation of Legislation & Standards (4 hours)
Provides an awareness of and the skills required to establish where to look for advice and information relating to relevant legislation and standards other than the Health & Safety at Work Act, the Electricity at Work Regulations, BS7671, COSHH Regulations, Manual Handling Regulations and the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations which are covered elsewhere (if this is not the case for an individual learner, the general principles should be covered).
106 – Emergency Preparedness (2 hours)
Provide the knowledge and practical key skills required for planning and applying responses to emergencies in the workplace. (This does not cover emergency attendance or emergency works to damaged or faulty highway electrical equipment).
Certification:
On completion, a multiple-choice assessment is to be completed. A HESA certificates will be issued for successful candidates for each module.
