EUSR SHEA Power Course
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What is the EUSR SHEA Power Course?
SHEA Power Courses (Safety, Health & Environmental Awareness) are designed to give those in the power industry the knowledge and skills to work to a good standard of health and safety in line with HSE guidelines. The course will gain you a EUSR CSCS partner card, which will prove you have the level of health and safety knowledge necessary to access operational sites within the power industry, whether you are an operative, supervisor or management and needing access on a temporary or permanent basis.
You study a total of 8 modules, 6 are core modules, which are covered in all SHEA courses, and 2 modules that are specific to the UK power industry.
EUSR SHEA Power Course - Key Information
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1-Day course
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Course 8 modules in total
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Gain a EUSR CSCS partner card
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Short multiple-choice test at the end of each module
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Get health and safety knowledge necessary to access operational sites within the power industry
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Your card will be valid for 5 years
EUSR CSCS Partner Card
You must complete all eight modules and pass the SHEA Power assessment to gain EUSR SHEA Power registration. This card scheme allows utility workers to access CSCS controlled construction sites and was developed so that utility workers would not need to carry several different types of cards and qualifications.
Once you have completed the course successfully, you will be added to the register and able to purchase a virtual or physical plastic card.
Your card will be valid for 5 years.
The Energy & Utility Skills Passport Scheme does not indicate any level of technical competence or skilled expertise
About Energy & Utility Skills
EUSR is the register of training and skills for the energy and utility sector. Schemes and programmes have been developed by Energy and Utility Skills and qualify an individual for registration on the Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR).
EUSR schemes and programmes are spread across many industries including Gas, Power, Smart Metering, Telecommunications, Waste and Resource Management, Water and Cross-Industry.
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16 courses available
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Interactive group activities
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Immediate results and feedback
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Meet others in your industry
EUSR SHEA Power Course Content
Module 1: Power generation and distribution
Gain an awareness of how power is generated and distributed across the network through substations, overhead lines and underground cables and provides an introduction to network components and different voltages
Module 2: Your responsibilities
Become familiar with the underpinning legal framework and definitions that apply to responsibilities in the workplace setting for individuals and employers.
Module 3: Understanding the effects of our work on the environment
Gain an understanding of the key environmental considerations in the workplace, and your impact, as an employee, on the sustainability of their environment.
Module 4: Identifying and controlling risks
Be able to identify and control risks and hazards, and understand your role in preventing them through a range of positive and proactive health and safety behaviours.
Module 5: Common hazards in the workplace
Identify a range of common physical hazards and minimise your impact in the workplace, in line with CSCS requirements.
Module 6: Occupational health hazards
This module will explain the meaning of the term ‘occupational health’ and develop your understanding of a range of occupational health hazards including, chemical, biological, physical and psychosocial hazards. It will help you identify, mitigate for and minimise occupational health hazards in the workplace.
Module 7: Power industry hazards
This module aims to provide safety awareness of electricity systems and develop your understanding of electrical safety rules, the purpose of authorisations and the hazards associated with electricity including shocks, burns, arcing and impressed voltage.
Module 8: Responding to emergencies
Develop an understanding of emergency response behaviours, the role of reporting, inspection and enforcement of health & safety in the workplace. It also develops your understanding of the impact on employee and employer of both poor/improving health and safety in the workplace.
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Assessment and Certification
You will complete a multiple-choice test at the end of each module. Each module will have 4,5 or 6 questions at the end, and you must achieve at least 80% in each module to pass (equivalent to only one question incorrect in each module). You are allowed to have a second attempt at each module test.
Your certificate will be applied for by the training school and sent to you. You should receive your certificate within 4 weeks of your course.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal requirements to enrol. It is advised that you have a good knowledge of written and spoken English to attend this course.
Other EUSR Courses and Complimentary Health & Safety Courses
Below you will find other courses for the Energy & Utilities Skills Register and those that complement EUSR courses:
EUSR National Water Hygiene
The National Water Hygiene training will give you the knowledge and awareness of good water hygiene when entering clean water sites or on the clean water network.
EUSR SHEA Gas
EUSR SHEA Gas Courses (Safety, Health & Environmental Awareness) are designed to give those in the gas industry the knowledge and skills to work to a good standard of health and safety in line with HSE guidelines.
IOSH Working Safely
The IOSH Working Safely course is designed for any industry and provides you with the knowledge required to ensure that their actions contribute to health and safety.
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