# Electrical Safety and Installation Compliance

> Work safely with electrical systems and ensure installations comply with regulations, standards and inspection requirements.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Engineering & Maintenance
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/engineering-maintenance/electrical-safety-and-installation-compliance
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=electrical-safety-and-installation-compliance

## Overview

Electrical incidents cause fatalities, fires and costly downtime. This course covers electrical hazards, safe isolation and lockout, arc flash, safe work procedures, legal responsibilities under occupational health and safety and electrical installation regulations, wiring standards such as SANS 10142, inspection and testing, and certificates of compliance.

## Who should attend

- Electricians and electrical technicians
- Electrical supervisors and engineers
- Maintenance managers
- Safety officers responsible for electrical work

## Learning outcomes

- Identify electrical hazards and assess risk
- Apply safe isolation, lockout and permit procedures
- Understand arc-flash risk and protective measures
- Apply installation regulations and wiring standards
- Plan inspection, testing and compliance certification

## Course outline

### Day 1: Electrical hazards

- Shock, burns and arc flash
- Incident case studies
- Risk assessment
- PPE

### Day 2: Safe work

- Safe isolation and lockout-tagout
- Permits to work
- Working near live parts
- Emergency response

### Day 3: Legislation and standards

- OHS Act and electrical regulations
- SANS 10142 overview
- Responsibilities of competent persons
- Regional standards

### Day 4: Installations

- Earthing and bonding
- Protection devices
- Hazardous locations
- Installation design checks

### Day 5: Inspection and testing

- Inspection procedures
- Testing instruments
- Certificates of compliance
- Electrical safety programme