Working Near and Under High-Voltage Equipment Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and evaluate hazards associated with high-voltage equipment and working environments.
• Apply appropriate risk assessment methodologies to ensure safe work practices near and underneath high-voltage equipment.
• Implement safety procedures, including lock-out/tag-out, earthing, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Demonstrate correct emergency response actions in the event of an electrical incident.
• Comply with relevant South African legislation, regulations, and industry standards for high-voltage work.
• Communicate effectively with team members and other stakeholders regarding safety protocols and operational requirements.

Target Audience

This course is designed for electricians, maintenance personnel, and other workers who are required to operate or work in proximity to high-voltage equipment. It is also suitable for safety officers and supervisors responsible for overseeing such operations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals reinforce theoretical knowledge through hands-on exercises. Learners practice risk assessment, use of PPE, and simulated emergency response in a controlled environment.

Practical Activities

• Risk Assessment and Safe Work Permit — Learners conduct a risk assessment for a simulated high-voltage work scenario and complete a safe work permit. (1h)
• PPE Inspection and Donning — Learners inspect, don, and doff PPE appropriate for high-voltage work, including rubber gloves, dielectric boots, and arc-rated clothing. (1h)
• Emergency Rescue Simulation — Simulate an electrical emergency, including rescue of an unconscious worker from a high-voltage area and application of first aid. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.