Highway Electrical Training Courses (HESA Approved)

Course aims

The core courses are mandatory modules to fulfil the requirements of new starters and any learner to obtain their first HERS card, in addition to the Found 01 training requirements.

Course Objectives:

101 – Health, Safety and Environment at Work     (4 hours)

Provides an understanding and awareness of Health, Safety and the Environment; both individual and collective responsibilities under the organisations Health and Safety Policy, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974; and Environmental Legislation

102 – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health   (4 hours)

Provides an understanding and awareness of the control of substances which are hazardous; both individual and collective responsibilities under organisational and legislative policies.

103 – Electrical Safety     (4 hours)

Provides an understanding and awareness of Electrical Safety and both individual and collective responsibilities under organisation and legislative policies.

104 – Moving and Handling Highways Electric   (3 hours)

Provide an understanding and awareness of Moving and Handling and both individual and collective responsibilities under the organisation and legislative policies.

105 – Interpretation of Legislation & Standards   (4 hours)

Provides an awareness of and the skills required to establish where to look for advice and information relating to relevant legislation and standards other than the Health & Safety at Work Act, the Electricity at Work Regulations, BS7671, COSHH Regulations, Manual Handling Regulations and the Personal Protective Equipment Regulations which are covered elsewhere (if this is not the case for an individual learner, the general principles should be covered).

106 – Emergency Preparedness       (2 hours)

Provide the knowledge and practical key skills required for planning and applying responses to emergencies in the workplace. (This does not cover emergency attendance or emergency works to damaged or faulty highway electrical equipment).

201 – Hazard & Risk Assessment     (4 hours)

Provide the underpinning skills required to carry out Hazard identification and Risk assessments according to organisation policy and complete associated documentation.

The core courses can be completed as individual courses or as a combination of courses to suit the clients’ requirements.

202 – Avoiding Danger from Underground Services   (6 hours)

This course aims to provide suitably qualified employees working within the Highway Electrical Sector the underpinning skills required to understand and use equipment to avoid danger from underground services. Additionally this course aims to provide sufficient knowledge to undertake the Assessment for Unit 1 of the NRSWA 1991.

204 – Hand held Tools including Operating Hand Held Drills/ Screwdrivers   (3.75 hours)

This course aims to provide employees working within the Highway Electrical Sector the underpinning skills required to identify associated hand and power tools hazards and risks and the correct use and operation of powered hand held drills and screwdrivers.

204.1 – Hand Powered Tools – Petrol Driven/Cordless Cut-Off Saws and Abrasive Wheels   (6 hours)

This course aims to provide employees working within the Highway Electrical Sector the underpinning skills required to operate specific powered hand tools and associated hazards and risks. – Petrol Driven/Cordless Cut-Off Saws and Abrasive Wheels.

205.1 – Work at height with steps and ladders   (3.75 hours)

This course aims to provide employees working within the Highway Electrical Sector the underpinning skills required to carry out correct methods of access to fix above ground equipment using steps and ladders.

302.1 – Installing, maintaining and removing temporary traffic management on rural and urban roads   (6 hours)

This course aims to provide employees working within the Highway Electrical Sector the underpinning knowledge required for the understanding and use of equipment for Safety at Street Works and Road Works, as appropriate to the scope of their work on site.

It aims to cover Moving / Minor Works / Short duration and Single Vehicle works signing and guarding, and provides an awareness of other forms of signing and guarding. It provides the underpinning knowledge to satisfy the training requirements of NHSS8 (as agreed with NHSS 12D) and does not confer NHSS12D registration on the Learner.