This course will enable the learner to understand the principles of electricity and its effects on the human body..
This course does not provide any detailed technical knowledge of electricity or how to carry out electrical work. Instead it seeks to ensure that the learner has a general appreciation of what electricity is, and the ways in which it can cause harm to humans. This will enable the learner to identify and manage the precautions necessary to avoid electric shocks.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course you will be able to:
• Explain the terms ‘voltage’, ‘current’ and ‘resistance’
• Explain the operation of Ohm’s Law
• List the voltages and currents normally encountered in UK electricity supplies
• List the factors relating to electric shock
• Describe what happens when an electrical current passes through a human body
• List and explain the hazards of electricity as identified in The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
Course Duration
Target Audience
- All members of an organisation requiring a base level understanding of the subject
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