Health and safety

The law, risk assessments, safe isolation, working at height, manual handling, PPE, safety signs and fire safety. Work through the topics in order. Each ends with a mini test.

1. Health and safety lawThe key Acts and Regulations every electrician works under, who enforces them, and what happens when they're broken.6-question test
2. Risk assessments and method statementsHazard versus risk, the five steps of a risk assessment, the hierarchy of control and what a method statement is for.6-question test
3. Safe isolationThe safe isolation procedure step by step, GS38 test equipment, locking off, and the tests to prove a circuit dead.6-question test
4. Working at height and manual handlingLadder rules, the order for planning work at height, and how to lift safely using TILE.6-question test
5. PPE, safety signs and fireWhat PPE is for, safety sign shapes and colours, the fire triangle and which extinguisher to use on an electrical fire.6-question test