Electrical Safety Rules
This course provides all technical personnel with the knowledge and understanding of the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR) and INEOS Electrical Safety Rules required for authorisation to undertake or support electrical and mechanical isolation processes. It ensures consistent application of safe systems of work, reinforces compliance, and develops the competence needed to carry out isolations, lock-out/tag-out, and proving-dead procedures safely and effectively.
Description
What the Course Covers
- Legal: Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 – duties, compliance, and consequences
- Purpose and scope of INEOS Electrical Safety Rules (ESRs)
- Roles and responsibilities (SAP, AP, CP, permit issuer/receiver)
- Isolation philosophy and procedures: electrical/mechanical
- Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) systems, isolation registers, and documentation
- Safe systems of work and integration with Permit-to-Work
- Step by Step discussion: safe isolation, testing for dead, application of locks and certs, documentation
- Human factors in electrical safety – communication, verification, and challenge culture
- Case studies and lessons learned from incidents
- Knowledge assessment
Entry Requirements
Suitable for all technical personnel involve in isolations on site.