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.

Course Overview

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.

Course Cost

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.

Course Conditions