Electrical Safety at Work: Look Before You Plug In
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Carry out quick user checks, spot damaged leads, overloaded sockets and risky set-ups, take faulty equipment out of use, and leave repairs to competent people.
- Assign to
- All staff who use electrical equipment at work
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Evidence
- 9-question quiz
- Your version
- Editable
What they will be able to do
- Understand what the law requires, and what it doesn’t.
- Carry out a quick user check before using equipment.
- Spot damaged leads, overloaded sockets and risky set-ups.
- Take faulty equipment out of use and report it.
The course
- 01What the law expects
- 02Spotting problems
- 03What to do
The decision they practise
In the main activity, “Fix Gethin’s corner desk”, learners fix a realistic scene and see the effect of each choice. Short animations show “From sticker to check” and “How an overloaded lead becomes a fire”.
How you know they finished
The 9-question quiz mixes multiple choice, matching and sequencing questions and returns to the opening story.
Relevant legislation and guidance
The course draws on these. Which ones apply depends on the organisation and the role. Finishing the course is a training record.
- Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER)
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
How this course is built
Interactive activity
Learners practise the decision in the course, including what to say when someone pushes back.
Edit it in the builder
On Growth and above, adapt the scenarios and wording to your own workplace, policies and reporting procedures.
A record they finished
The 9-question quiz closes the course, so you can show who completed it.
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