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Electrical Safety & Working at Height

beginner 12 hours 3 modules 9 lessons 3 assessments Final exam 3 practical tasks Certificate valid 1 years

About this course

The safety foundation every ELV technician needs before going on site: electrical hazards and safe isolation, batteries and stored energy, ladders, towers and MEWPs, permits, PPE, and common site hazards such as asbestos and laser light.

What you will be able to do

  • Recognise the electrical hazards on ELV sites, including mains, UPS, and battery systems
  • Carry out and explain the safe isolation (prove dead) procedure
  • Choose and use ladders, towers, and MEWPs safely
  • Work under risk assessments, method statements, and permits to work
  • Recognise asbestos, laser, and manual handling risks and respond correctly

Curriculum

190 min of reading
  • 1
    Electrical hazards on ELV sites
    Preview 20 min
  • 2
    Safe isolation: proving dead
    25 min
  • 3
    Batteries, UPS, and stored energy
    20 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Electrical Safety
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Planning work at height
    20 min
  • 2
    Ladders and stepladders
    20 min
  • 3
    Mobile towers and MEWPs
    20 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Working at Height
    5 questions · pass 80%
  • 1
    Risk assessments, method statements, and permits
    20 min
  • 2
    PPE and hidden hazards: asbestos, dust, and confined spaces
    25 min
  • 3
    Laser, tool, and manual handling safety
    20 min
  • Q
    Module assessment: Site Safety
    5 questions · pass 80%

Final exam

15 questions including field scenarios and image questions · 20 minutes · pass mark 85%. Unlocks when every lesson and module assessment is complete.

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Practical sign-off

Hands-on tasks a supervisor must watch you complete and sign off before your certificate is issued.

  • 1

    Demonstrate safe isolation and lock-out / tag-out

    Correct isolation point, personal lock, prove-test-prove sequence.

  • 2

    Inspect and set up a leaning ladder and a stepladder

    Pre-use checks, 1-in-4 angle, securing, and correct use.

  • 3

    Complete a pre-start safety check and permit for a real job

    RAMS briefing signed, permits in place, PPE correct.