Hazardous Areas Awareness for Electrical Personnel

About the Course

Target Audience

This course is aimed at electrical tradespersons, supervisors or engineers whose job function
involves the installation and maintenance of electrical/instrumentation equipment in potentially
hazardous areas.

Selection Requirements

Nil

Course Length

Approximately 2 – 2.5 hours. The course is self-paced and participants are able to log on and
off as many times as they wish until all tasks are completed.

Course Content

This course provides a basic understanding for electrically qualified personnel of what a
hazardous area is and equipment used. Topics covered include:

• Competency & Legislation
• History
• Explosion Protection principles (basics)
• Basic fire triangle
• Basic types of protection Ex d, e, i, n & mixed
• Types of hazardous areas
• Ignition, Combustion & Propagation
• Explosive limits of gas & vapours
• Properties of combustible substances
• Gas vs vapours
• Toxic nature of gases & vapours

Outcome

A Certificate of Completion will be issued on course completion.