Course Introduction
Do you know that many fatal electric shocks, arc flash burns, falling from heights and electrical fires arise from?
Operating poorly maintained electrical equipment.
Working within the vicinity of overhead power lines and open Electrical Switch boards
Coming into contact with underground power cables and other exposed electrical equipment during excavation work
Working with live equipment without following electrical safety rules and regulations
Carrying out repairs and maintenance work without
Course Objectives
At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand what are electrical hazards, how to recognise electrical hazards and the corrective actions to be taken to eliminate hazards to ensure a safe working environment for all.
- Understand Electrical terms used in relation to Electrical safety, safety such as (direct short, earth fault, short circuit etc.)
- Understand the rules and regulations pertaining to electrical safety such AKTA BEKALAN ELETRIK 1990, Peraturan-Peraturan Elektrik 1994 and MS IEC 60364 Pepasangan Elektrik Pada Bangunan.
- Understand what causes Electrical shock and methods of prevention
- Understand the importance of electrical protection
- Recognize types of protective devices used from fuses to circuit breakers for low, medium voltages and methods of selection
- Understand electrical earthing, types of earthing and its importance and methods of checking
- Understand the importance of lightning protection
- Understand the important electrical check points to be carried out regularly to minimize electrical accidents in a working place