Safe Isolation & LOTO Procedures (MES03-STL) (Location: Doncaster)

Course Aims & Objectives

To enable all delegates to plan safely, put in place, and carry out safe systems of work, including basic risk assessments required to undertake safe electrical isolation procedures and lock off tag out under the requirements of the Electricity at Works Regulations 1989. This session provides all attendees with the necessary knowledge to undertake safe isolation of low-voltage equipment and systems.

Course Content

• The dangers of electricity.
• An understanding of the requirements of GS 38.
• Identification of safe points of isolation.
• Lock off devices.
• How do we carry out the safe isolation of electrical circuits, and what is the process to achieve it?
• Proving dead.
• Removal of isolation and restoring normal operation.
• An overview of PEN faults and diverted neutral currents, plus methods to detect them on class one street furniture.
• Safe isolation demonstration, workshop & Q&A.
• Practical safe isolation assessment of each learner.
• End-point assessment – close.
• Comprehensive course handout.
• *A GS38-compliant Voltage indicator & proving unit plus a LOTO kit can be provided for each delegate attending this course at an additional cost.

Delivery

This course is delivered by a time-served electrical engineer with over thirty-five years of contracting experience. Over twenty years of that being a Director and Electrical Duty Holder for an FTSE100 PLC and an Electrical Utility Supplier, a former NIC EIC QS & PDH. a Member of the IET, a licentiate of City & Guilds and holder of the Level 3 award for Education & Training.

More Information/Register Interest

If you require more information before booking or your chosen dates aren’t available, please get in touch, and we will do our best to accommodate you.