Online course
Electrical safety awareness
How electricity injures and starts fires, what the law requires, how to check and use equipment safely, safe isolation, overhead and underground cables, and what to do after an electric shock.
- 3units
- 9lessons
- 1.5 hoursto complete
- 3 yearssuggested refresher
Included with every paid plan, from £79 a year.
What the course covers
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Electrical hazards and the law
How electricity harms people and starts fires, the common causes of electrical accidents, and what the Electricity at Work Regulations require.
- How electricity harms
- The Electricity at Work Regulations
- Common causes of electrical accidents
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Using equipment safely
Checking portable equipment, inspection and testing, RCDs and site voltages, fixed installations, and working outdoors or in wet areas.
- Portable equipment: checks and testing
- Fixed installations
- Wet, outdoor and harsh conditions
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Safe working and emergencies
The principles of safe isolation, overhead and underground cables, and what to do after an electric shock.
- Safe isolation
- Overhead and underground cables
- Electric shock: what to do
Assessment and certificate
- A short quiz after each unit, with the reason for every answer.
- A final assessment of 15 questions; the pass mark is 70%.
- Pass it on a paid plan for a certificate of completion with a QR code anyone can check.
This is online awareness training, not an accredited qualification. It doesn't on its own show someone is competent for a task. Awareness course: only competent, authorised people may work on electrical systems or equipment.