Electrical Engineering for Non-Electrical Engineers

COURSE CONTENT

• The course is aimed at all personnel who require a basic understanding of electrical systems. The aim of the course is to provide the delegate with a basic understanding of electrical systems and the associated electrical skills.  By adopting their safe electrical knowledge they could aid a craft team and carryout defined tasks safely.

• 13th - 16th September

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• There are no entry requirements.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

• Each candidate is required to demonstrate understanding through a 1 hour written, question paper.

UNITS INCLUDE

The aim of the course is to provide non-electrical personnel the skills to carryout tasks which involve some electrical working.
Objectives

At the end of the course you will be able to:

• Understand the dangers of electricity
• Make isolations and restorations to a competency required for the tasks to be undertaken
• Understand basic electrical theory
• Identify a hazardous area
• Recognise a lighting circuit
• Know how trace heating operates
• Use correct test equipment

Modules include:

• The Electricity at Work Regulations
• Electrical testing equipment
• Electrical isolations
• Proving isolations
• Restorations
• Overload resets
• Fuse characteristics
• Lighting
• Trace heating
• Hazardous areas
• IS and loops