Perform rescue from a live LV panel

Course Currency Status: (Release 1) Superseded

Course Overview: This course is designed to equip workers who operate as safety observers/ rescue persons in the electrical industry with the knowledge and skills of current legislation, their basic duty of care, understanding and management of risks arising when a worker requires a rescue from a live LV panel.

Training sessions will include procedures, controls and emergency response requirements for those hazards present when performing a rescue from a live LV panel.

Target Audience: Telco, Electrical Contractors and supply industry workers who are required to operate as safety observers and may be required to perform a rescue from a live LV panel in an emergency situation.

Participants must provide a USI number on enrolment and provide photographic identification on enrolment. Participants must provide and wear their own PPE for this course. This course contains safety critical information requiring participants have the ability to read, write and understand English and basic calculations

Pre-requisites: HLTAID009 Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Delivery Mode: This course may be delivered by face to face delivery or blended learning

Duration: Initial Training: 4hrs.                     Renewal Training: 2hrs

Learning Outcomes

Emergency Procedures for the rescue of a victim from a live LV Panel

• Understanding of Electrical Safety Obligations
• Safely Plan a job involving Low Voltage Conductors
• Risk assessment
• Inspection of rescue equipment
• Assessing  and controllling hazards to the rescuer, victim and others
• Isolation procedures, where appropriate
• Safe Approach Distances SAD appropriate to rescue from a live LV panel
• Involvement of external emergency services
• Placement of LV rescue kit
• Maintaining SADS when performing a rescue
• Removing victim to a place of safety

Assessment is a combination of written questions/answers and practical demonstrations

On Completion: Upon successful completion, participants will be issued with a nationally accredited Statement of Attainment for UETDRRF004 Perform rescue from a live LV panel

$150.00 per participant

Course dates arranged on demand.