Description
The Programme Will Cover:
- Outline of Health & Safety Legislation
- Health & Safety at Work - HASAWA
- Electricity at Work Regulations - EAWR
- The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations - PUWER
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation - MHSWR
- Explanation of the relevance of BS 7671:2018
Responsibilities of Duty Holders
- Safe working systems
- Training and supervision of staff
- Producing maintenance, inspection and testing programmes
- Ensuring electrical equipment is fit for purpose
- Ensuring adequate working space access and lighting levels
- Provision of information necessary to avoid dangers
- Supervision of contractors and sub-contractors
PUWER
- Information and instructions
MHSWR
- Employee's duties
Contractors
- Duty holder's responsibilities to contractors
- Contractors - safe working practice
Electricity at Work Regulations
- Employer and employee duties
- System construction maintenance, work activity and protective equipment
- Strength and capability
- Adverse / hazardous environment
- Shock protection
- Connections
- Overcurrent protection
- Isolation
- Work on equipment made dead
- Work on live equipment
- Workspace access and lighting
- Competence
BS7671:2018 Significance
- Fixed wiring
- Additions and alterations
- Initial verification
- Periodic inspection