Safe Management and Operation of High Voltage Installations

By: Padraig Plunkett
Instructor-Led

Safe Management and Operation of High Voltage Installations

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About the course

Significant electricity infrastructure developments are required to meet future high demand growth and decarbonisation. This rapid expansion of electricity generation, transmission, distribution infrastructure will require a considerable increase in the number and diversity of organisations and persons working with electricity, and in particular High Voltage (HV) electricity. Without a complimentary investment in training, there is a potential deficit in the competence of persons and companies who manage and operate HV installations.

This course provides Employers, Asset Owners, Facilities Managers, Safety Professionals, Consultants, Contractors, Engineers, Technicians, and Graduates involved to any extent in design, construction, commissioning, maintenance and operation of HV installations, with an understanding of High Voltage Best Practice principles. This includes Competence Assessment, Electrical Safety Rules and Safe System of Work, HV Hazard Identification Risk Assessment, HV equipment maintenance and O&M documentation. Thereby giving a working understanding of the reasonably practicable measures that should be taken to satisfy the duties and requirements imposed on developers, designers and contractors by national legislation, so as to conform to EN 61936-1:2021 and EN 50110-1:2023.

The course consists of 7 hours of online live sessions with the instructors. All training content is provided through your EngineeringTrainer account.

Instructor-Led
7hr
7 PDH Credits
English
INCO2901

Meet your instructor

Instructor

Padraig Plunkett

Electrical Safety, High Voltage Systems, Operations Management

Engineering Consultant for HV Infrastructure

Learning Outcomes

After this course, you...
• are familiar with the design standards EN 50110• 1:2023 and IEC 61936• 1:2021, and have seen that compliance to these design standards can demonstrate that all reasonably practicable safety measures have been taken,
• know the dangers associated with High Voltage equipment, the rules that should be followed and Safe System of Work,
• have seen the protocols for maintaining HV Equipment to ensure it is safe to operate and the required O&M documentation,
• understand the roles and organisation needed for the safe operation of HV equipment and the competence requirements of those in each function,
• have seen the best practice for planning HV works,
• understand the work flow needed to satisfy the duties and requirements imposed on developers, designers and contractors by national and international legislation.

Who should attend this course

Those involved in the safe operation and management of HV Installations, such as:
• HV Installation Owners and Managers
• Developers, Independent Power Producers
• Consultants and Contractors involved in design, construction, commissioning, management, maintenance and operation of HV installations
• Engineers, Technicians, Project Managers, Safety Professionals, Graduates

Prerequisites

No particular qualification in electrical engineering is required but basic familiarity with HV installations is beneficial.

Program & Details

High Voltage Fundamentals and Dangers Live

1. Definition of High Voltage
2. Dangers from HV electricity
3. Risk Assessment
4. Mitigation measures
Legal requirements and duties Live

1. Legal framework
2. Legal duties (Employers, owners, managers, designers, contractors and persons)
3. Extent of control
4. Liability of directors and managers
5. Onus of proof
Design , Installation , Commissioning - Applicable Standards Live

1. IEC 61936-1:2021 - Power Installations exceeding 1kV a. c.
2. EN 50522:2022 – Earthing of power installations exceeding 1kV a. c.
3. Design Risk Assessment
4. O&M documentation
5. Training and handover
Maintenance- Guidance on Best Practice Live

1. Legal requirements
2. Maintenance policy
3. Maintenance plan
4. Guidance material
Management and Operation - Applicable Standards Live

1. EN 50110-1:2023
2. Boundaries
3. Best Practice
4. Guidance and future developments
5. Preventable accidents
Roles, Organizations, Rules & Planning - I.S.EN. - 50110:1-2023 Live

1. Management structure
2. Management roles
3. Electrical Safety rules
4. General operational requirements
5. Planning HV works
Operations and Working Procedures I.S.EN. - 50110:1-2023 Live

1. Management structure
2. Management roles
3. Electrical Safety rules
4. General operational requirements
5. Planning HV works
Competence & Training - Guidance on Best Work Live

1. Competence requirements
2. Assessing competence
3. Authorising persons
4. Renewing authorisations
Safe System of Work Live

1. Requirement
2. Structure
3. Organisation
4. Safety Rules, Procedures and Forms
5. Safety documents