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Workshop – HSE Inspectors Guide to Electrical Safety

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Workshop – HSE Inspectors Guide to Electrical Safety – 14th September 2016

This workshop will be delivered by current and former Specialist Electrical Inspectors with extensive industry experience including giving guidance to duty holders, experience with serious incident investigations and enforcement action. The workshop is based on HSE’s practical enforcement experience which arises out of the businesses it inspects, generally those in the higher risk industries but also those where although the hazards can be high, the risks are thought to be well-controlled.

The workshop will give you a practical understanding of what HSE inspectors are looking for in the control of general electrical safety risks, including the risk and appropriate controls. You will review known high risk electrical safety issues together with the appropriate controls based on HSE’s investigation experiences and understand the practical application of HSE’s Enforcement Management Model.

The course will cover:

  • Relevant legislation, guidance and industry best practice.
  • High-risk and priority issues an HSE inspector will focus on in general electrical safety.
  • Managing electrical distribution networks and controlling risks to third parties; legislation, guidance.
  • How to reflect on and plan for any necessary improvements in the control of risks associated with electricity before an HSE inspector calls.
  • Electrical safety issues that are likely to trigger enforcement action.
  • What happens when things go wrong? (An insight into forensic investigation)

Who should attend?

Health and Safety Professionals responsible for managing or advising on the interface between businesses and the HSE.  Business owners, senior managers and technical specialists responsible for managing and controlling general electrical safety risks. Owners and operators of both public (licenced) and private (unlicenced) electrical distribution networks.

Venue

The course will be run at the HSL laboratory in the spa town of Buxton. Buxton is in the heart of the Peak District and has good links to mainline train stations and Manchester International Airport.

Details of hotels in the Buxton area can be found at www.visitbuxton.co.uk

Cost

The cost of this course is £495 per person (includes course notes, lunch and refreshments).

More Details

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Details via HSL website.

 

New Electrical Training Centre Opens In East Anglia

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A new electrical training centre has opened in East Anglia with the backing of a £100,000 charitable effort. Building services charity JTL will run its own training centre on Bowthorpe Industrial Estate after the official opening with the Lord Mayor of Norwich, councillor Judith Lubbock, on Friday March 27.

The JTL was founded in 1990 as a collaboration between the Electrical Contractors Association and the union Unite, before becoming a charity in 2000 offering advanced apprenticeships and National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) assessments in the building services sector.

About 80pc of young people with JTL go on to complete their traineeships, compared to a national average of 60pc, said the charity.

Recruitment levels at JTL have, however, also been higher than the national average, which the charity attributes to a growing interest in apprenticeship careers as university loan debts exceed £30,000 and students are becoming keener to “earn while they learn”.