Hv/lv Safe Working Practices Awareness

Target Audience

Personnel with electrical, instrument or mechanical background within industry who require a basic understanding of HV /LV safe working practices.

Practical Content 50% Theoretical Content 50%

Course Aims

This Course is designed as an introduction to Generators and switchboards key elements and operation, with a pre- prepared switching and isolation program you will be stepped through an agreed procedure of isolations ultimately proving a safe worksite. Our fully rated HV/LV switchboards, consisting of HV VCB's and masterpack LV ACB's are supplied by our two generators and VSD's offering synchronising and load sharing capabilities from our installed remote Electrical Control Desk , there is local control facilities on our boards. The variety of interlocks during operation will be fully demonstrated.

Course Content

• HSE and Electricity at Work Regulations

• Task Risk Assessments

• Authorisations

• Effects of faults on switchgear

• Permit to Work systems

• Switchgear types and principals of operation

• Generation of switching and Isolation programs

• Overview of HV/LV Protection Relays with Practical demo of Relay discrimination Scheme

• Written Assessment.

Delivery

The majority of this course is practical hands on training delivered by fully qualified and experienced ex industry personnel using equipment replicated from the onshore and offshore oil and gas working environment. This course is delivered on a 'live' power switching network simulator.

Certification

City & Guilds SCQF Credit Rated and Levelled Certificate.

Required Instructor Qualification/Experience

• 5 years' experience in electrical plant operations

• Qualified to Authorised Electrical Person status

• Presentation skills

• A1 Workplace Assessor.

Min/Max Delegates

6/12, course duration and times may vary depending on delegate numbers.

Special Requirements

Delegates are required to supply their own PPE.