Electrical Risk Reduction
Introducing our new Electrical course
The Electrical Duty Holder (Authorised Person) Workshop explains the requirements and the implications of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 for those responsible for electrical safety at work.
About Electrical Duty Holders
An Electrical Duty Holder is a person appointed by an organisation with responsibility for the maintenance of the overall standard and quality of the electrical work. Electrical Duty Holders also have a responsibility to ensure that persons carrying out the work are competent to carry out the range of electrical tasks required of them.
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR) came into force on 1st April 1990. The purpose of the EAWR is to require precautions to be taken against the risk of death or injury from electricity in work activities.
Regulation 6 of the EAWR states: Persons should be competent to prevent danger and injury. This regulation addresses peoples’ ability to do the job safely, to the right standard, within a reasonable length of time. Who is responsible for ensuring only competent staff are working on a task?
The risks in any workplace must effectively be managed by the organisation. The responsibility for defining the potential risks usually sits with the Duty Holder.
Safety Within the Workplace
Employers, directors and managers are ultimately responsible for safety within the workplace (See Sections 2 & 37 Health and Safety at Work Act). Management has the resources and the authority necessary to provide a safety management system.
Only last week my wife told me about a friend’s husband’s company who had a serious industrial accident. The victim is still in a coma at the time of writing. A couple of years ago my wife’s friend’s husband served time following a fatal industrial accident. It is beholden upon all of us as employers, directors and managers to reduce risks as far as possible in the workplace to ensure that all employees return home every night in one piece.
A Duty Holder needs:
Safe systems at work
Safe places of work
Safe people at work
What does an Electrical Duty Holder do?
Electrical Duty Holders will be required to:
Take responsibility for all matters relating to electrical engineering activities and be the main point of contact within the organisation
Be a full-time manager or employee of the business
Have responsibility for health and safety and other legal requirements relating to the range of any electrical work the organisation undertakes
Be responsible for the assignment of electrical work to Competent Person(s)
Ensure that all work undertaken or arranged is carried out by competent persons who are appropriately supervised
Ensure that the appropriate certificates and reports are issued for all completed electrical work
What will I learn?
On completion of the course, candidates should be able to:
State the relevant statutory and non-statutory regulations (the Health & Safety at Work Act, the EAWR) applicable to Electrical activities
State of the dangers associated with electricity and moving machinery
Describe the term competency, and the assessment of competency
Comply with company procedures and complete associated documentation e.g. permit to work, risk assessments, method statements, etc
Outline safe electrical and mechanical isolations in a range of common industrial scenarios to HSE recommendations of best practice
Describe protection methods
Is it right for me?
This course introduces the role of Duty Holders under the EAWR. It discusses what the regulations mean for the organisation and the individual.
Prices Quoted Exclude VAT
Course Type | Electrical, Technical Skills
Certificate | City & Guilds Accredited
Duration of Course | 1 Day
Location | Microsoft Teams