Health and Safety
This course is designed for individuals who work in, supervise or manage activities where machinery, vehicles, equipment, materials or personnel may operate near overhead power lines within agricultural, forestry, construction, utilities, highways, grounds maintenance, land-based, environmental and rural industries.
The programme provides learners with the knowledge, practical understanding and workplace awareness required to recognise overhead power line hazards, identify risk factors, implement safe systems of work and respond appropriately to emergency situations involving electrical conductors and associated infrastructure.
Learners will develop competence through tutor-led learning, practical exercises, workplace scenarios and risk-based decision-making activities that reflect real operational environments. Emphasis is placed upon hazard recognition, machinery limitations, exclusion distances, communication procedures, emergency arrangements and compliance with organisational and legal responsibilities.
The knowledge and skills developed through this course support safer planning and execution of work activities where overhead power lines may present a significant risk to personnel, equipment, livestock, property or the public. Overhead power line incidents continue to result in fatalities, serious injuries, equipment damage and service disruption. Effective awareness training assists organisations and individuals in reducing the likelihood of contact, electrical arcing and unsafe encroachment into statutory safety clearances.
Relevant legislation may include, but is not limited to:
1. the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
2. Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
3. Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
4. Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended)
5. Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
6. Work at Height Regulations 2005
7. Associated HSE guidance relating to work near overhead electrical conductors.
National Occupational Standards (NOS) may include, but are not limited to:
1. Maintaining health, safety and environmental protection within the workplace
2. Conducting risk assessments and implementing risk controls
3. Planning and supervising safe work activities
4. Operating machinery and equipment safely within defined work areas
5. Communicating and coordinating workplace operations
6. Responding to workplace emergencies and unplanned events
Select a county from the drop down box to find your nearest UKRS accredited training provider delivering this course.
