Electrical Safety Training

This Electrical Safety Training course will provide the learner with the basic knowledge relating to electricity by highlight the risks and the measures you can take to minimise electrical hazards.

We all depend on electricity and because it is so familiar to us, we tend to underestimate how dangerous it can be. Electricity can kill, cause life threatening injuries or severe damage to property.

Simple precautions will help protect everyone and this course is intended to highlight the problems and hazards concerning electricity in the workplace.

This course is intended for everyone, especially those who work with machinery of any kind.

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone in the workplace.

Course aim

The aim of this Electrical Safety Training course is to give you a basic level of knowledge relating to what electricity is, how it can cause injury and the kinds of control measures you can follow to help minimise the risk of electrical hazards causing injury, or even death.

Course content

This online course covers the following topics:

• An introduction to electricity
• Statistics
• What is electricity?
• Measuring electricity
• Common terms
• How electricity ‘behaves’
• How electricity causes harm
• Injuries caused by electricity
• Electrical safety procedures
• Health and safety principles
• Risk assessments
• Control measures

Learning objectives

Upon completion of the online Electrical Safety Training Course, the trainees will be able to:

• Define electricity
• Identify the main hazards and risks of electricity
• Identify what injuries can stem from electricity
• Assess electrical risks in the workplace
• Reduce electrical risks in the workplace
• Understand the general rules of working with electricity
• Understand PAT testing electrical equipment

Course duration

The average time required to complete the learning is approximately 30 minutes, however the course is designed to go at the pace of the learner and can be completed in more time if needed.

Assessment

The online assessment for the course consists of 15 multiple choice questions. In order to be successful, candidates must achieve a 75% pass mark (12 or more) to obtain the certificate.

Certification

On successful completion of the online Electrical Safety Training course assessment , the candidate will be able to print/save their certificate. In addition to this, an e-mail is sent to the candidate containing a link to the certificate. This is the simplest, most convenient way to achieve compliance. Also, a QR code has been added to the certificate, which can be scanned by a smartphone to establish thecertificate’s validity.