Verification of Competency
This course not only covers a refresher in knowledge of extracting information from Australian Standards, it also requires applicants to find faults by practically analysing, assessing and determining a fault on apparatus where numerous faults can be simulated.
Course Aims and Performance Criteria
The objective of this course is to refresh and assess personnel on electrical trade competencies:
- Use Australian Electrical Standards to select and determine the requirements for installing electrical cables for industry.
- Use Australian Electrical Standards in the selection of cables to comply with earth loop impedance requirements.
- Describe how to terminate cables.
- Describe the importance of polarity and phasing.
- Have an understanding of Fault Loop Impedance.
- Have an understanding of Arc Flash Hazards.
- Have an understanding of Risk Assessment and Job Safety Analysis.
- Be able to select appropriate PPE for a task.
- Have an understanding of duty of care.
- Have an understanding of isolation tagging.
- Use drawings to assist in fault finding.
- Demonstrate the use of a Multifunction Tester.
- Demonstrate and document their ability to safely find faults in an electrical circuit.
Pre-requisites
The prerequisite for course participants is an Electrical Workers License or equivalent.
Western Australian Regulations
Learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements of Western Australian Regulations in regards to Duty of Care.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements of Western Australian Regulations to Operate High Voltage equipment.
Australian Standards
Learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Australian Electrical Standards by selection of appropriate cable sizes to install for a given electrical load.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Australian Electrical Standards to install appropriately sized cables and circuit breakers to comply with the selection of earth loop impedance requirements.
- Identify minimum size of main earthing conductors as required under Australian Standards.
- Demonstrate knowledge of Fault Loop Impedance.
Electrical Drawings
Learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate the ability to red line electrical drawings ready for correction.
- Use electrical drawings to assist in fault finding.
Basic Polarity, Phasing, Fault Current and Fault Levels
Learning outcomes:
- Identify a high energy situation.
- Understand faulty current ratings and units of measurement.
- Identify and correct incorrect polarity and three phase motor rotation.
- Demonstrate the ability to assess the amount of let through (Fault) current of a power transformer.
Basic Arc Flash Appreciation
Learning outcomes:
- Identify an arc flash hazard situation.
- Demonstrate the ability to select the appropriate PPE required to work in an arc flash hazard zone.
Risk Assessment and PPE
Learning outcomes:
- Identify electrical risks.
- Select appropriate PPE for a task.
- Demonstrate the use of Job Safety Analysis process.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify and tag isolation points.
- Demonstrate the ability to use a rick matrix to assess risk levels.
Testing a Single Phase Circuit
Learning outcomes:
- Demonstrate the use of a multifunction installation tester.
- Select the appropriate PPE for the task.
Fault Finding on a Single Phase Circuit
Learning outcomes:
- Identify the correct instruments and tools for fault finding on a single-phase circuit.
- Select the appropriate PPE for the task.
- Demonstrate the ability to safely find a fault on a single-phase circuit.
- Demonstrate the ability to document the procedure used to find a single-phase circuit fault.
Fault Finding on a Three Phase Circuit
Learning outcomes:
- Identify the correct instruments and tools for fault finding on a three-phase circuit.
- Select the appropriate PPE for the task.
- Demonstrate the ability to safely find a fault on a three-phase circuit.
- Demonstrate the ability to document the procedure used to find a three-phase circuit fault.
Assessment
Applicants will complete an assessment on;
- Safety, by use of risk assessments and Job Safety Analysis.
- Using Australian Standards to show their ability to install new electrical loads.
- Using Legislative Documents and Guides to ascertain the requirements for working in an industrial/mining situation.
- Identifying incorrect polarity of single phase installations.
- Changing phase rotation and phasing out three phase installations.
- Testing and recording results for RCD’s to statutory requirements.
- Fault finding on single and three phase faults, simulated on a test board.
- Documenting the procedures used to find single and three phase faults simulated on a test board.
For the practical session in the course the following test equipment is required by each course participant:
- Multimeter
- Rated LV Gloves
- Safety Glasses
Assessment will be based on similar standards to National Competencies.
Notes:
Certificate of Completion:
On successful completion of the course the participant will be awarded a certificate of completion showing that he/she has been assessed as having the knowledge of regulations, basic circuits and hazards of high current and arc flash.
Onsite 1 day
- $3,000 - Plus travel, meals, car hire & accommodation costs outside of the Perth metropolitan area
- Maximum of 10 per course
Fees can be paid through a credit card, via an invoice from PayPal or a company purchase order can be accepted.
Payments by credit card must be received in full, prior to the start of the course. Purchase orders must be received 3 working days prior to the start of the course.