High Voltage Senior Authorised Person

To provide an understanding of Industrial HV/LV power systems including statutory regulations, safe operation, protection and fault diagnosis on a wide range of power equipment. Also to enable candidates to perform HV switching operations on industrial HV networks up to and including 11kV and to prepare them for HV authorisation in accordance with their companies’ safety rules/regulations.

• Statutory regulations
• Electrical hazards and precautions
• Arrangement of high voltage systems
• Operational and safety features of switchgear
• Switchgear Capabilities
• SOPS
• DINS
• NEDERS
• High voltage safety rules
• Issue and control of safety documentation
• Safety Lockout Procedures, Key Safes/Multi Hasp locking devices (Isoloks)
• Application of electrical protection
• Protection Practical Fault Exercises
• Emergency conditions
• Practical exercises (Switching/ safety documents/ Switching Programmes).
• Fault incidents & Case studies
• Look ins into past operational incidents and there learning points
• PPE