Hazardous Awareness for Electrical Personnel

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.