Course Content

This training course has been designed to provide ‘Duty Holders’ with an environment to refresh and practice their skills. It covers the following:

Day 1

• Statutory Legislation
• Responsibilities of personnel
• Fault Levels
• Switchgear types and ratings
• HV operational procedures
• Access to operational areas
• Site assessment
• Operational sequences
• Locking protocols
• Switching schedule preparation for simple exercise

Day 2

• Practical switching exercise
• Issue/cancellation of safety documents

Day 3

• Preparation/discussion of more complex switching exercise
• Additional practical exercise

Course Prerequisites

You should have previously attended the City & Guilds 9848-51 Certificate in High Voltage Operational Safety training course or other recognised training courses (we will need to see your certificate). It may also be possible to attend if you are already authorised by your company (a letter of authorisation may be required).

Course Benefits

By the end of this course you will have:

• Knowledge of current Safety Legislation associated with the control and operation of a HV system
• Described, in general terms, the safety and access requirements for High Voltage substations
• Awareness of switchgear designs and ratings
• Awareness of the requirements to produce switching schedules for the safe operation on HV systems
• Practical switching experience on a live 11kV network