Training and attestation
Electrical Safety
Training, preparation and knowledge testing for electrical, electrotechnological and administrative-technical personnel, with assignment or confirmation of an electrical safety group. The training covers occupational safety requirements, safe operation of electrical installations, prevention of electrical injuries and first aid for casualties.
Regulatory framework
- Labour Code of the Russian Federation
- Occupational Safety Rules for the Operation of Electrical Installations
- Rules for the Technical Operation of Consumer Electrical Installations (Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation)
- Regulatory requirements for training, knowledge testing and authorization of electrical and electrotechnological personnel
- Employer's local regulations, occupational safety instructions and operating documentation
Personnel categories
- Electrical personnel directly servicing electrical installations
- Electrotechnological personnel using electrical energy in technological processes
- Administrative and technical personnel organizing operation and work in electrical installations
- Operational and operational-maintenance personnel
- Maintenance personnel
- Occupational safety specialists authorized to inspect electrical installations
Electrical safety groups
| Group | Description |
|---|
| I | Non-electrical personnel exposed to a risk of electric shock while performing their duties. Personnel must understand electrical hazards and know basic safety measures and first aid. |
| II | Basic knowledge of electrical installations, electrical hazards, safe working conditions and first-aid procedures. |
| III | Work in electrical installations up to 1,000 V. Knowledge of installation design, safety requirements and authorization procedures; the right to supervise personnel holding a lower group. |
| IV | Organization of work in electrical installations up to 1,000 V. Knowledge of site diagrams and equipment, safety supervision and personnel training. |
| V | Responsibility for organizing the operation of electrical installations of any voltage, managing work and supervising personnel. |
Frequency of knowledge testing
- Annually — electrical personnel servicing operating electrical installations, performing commissioning, installation and repair work, and personnel authorized to issue work permits and instructions
- Once every 3 years — administrative and technical personnel and occupational safety specialists authorized to inspect electrical installations
- Employees with expired Group II–V certificates may not perform the relevant work until their knowledge has been reconfirmed
Extraordinary knowledge testing
- Introduction of new or revised rules and regulations
- Installation of new equipment, reconstruction, or changes to technological and electrical diagrams
- Violation of occupational and electrical safety requirements
- Requirement of supervisory authorities
- Upgrade to a higher electrical safety group
- Unsatisfactory knowledge-test result
- A break in work or a change in job duties affecting authorization requirements
Training content
- Hazardous and harmful factors in the operation of electrical installations
- Protection against electric shock
- Authorization procedures for work in electrical installations
- Organization of work under a work permit, instruction, and routine operating procedures
- Requirements for protective equipment
- Actions in emergencies, accidents and electric-shock incidents
- First aid for casualties
- Responsibilities of personnel and the employer
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