Electrical Maintenance 1: Three Phase Motor Testing and Replacement
What does this course train people to do?
Carry out isolation procedures, test and replace 3 phase motors.
What does this not train people to do?
Remote isolations, replacing motor cables and glanding, entry into control panels, fault finding on the control system.
Who can enrol on this course?
Persons familiar and experienced in operating or maintaining industrial systems.
What is included in the content of this course?
- Basic electrical principles relevant to the proposed tasks.
- Electrical safety and The Electricity at Work Regulations: Electric shock, safe systems of work, isolation procedures, competency, risk assessment, electrical emergency action.
- Three phase motors and testing.
- Disconnection and re-connection of three phase motors, using SWA and SY glands.
What practical activities are included in this course?
- Safe Isolation procedures from local isolators and local panels.
- Testing motors for earth continuity, balance and insulation resistance.
- Disconnection and re-connection of motors.
What assessments are carried out during this course?
- A test after each section.
- Practical assessment of isolation procedures.
- Practical assessment of wire connection technique.
- Practical assessment of testing technique.
There is no pass or fail on this course, but feedback to the employer on the candidates performance and recommendations for any further in-house training will be provided.
Important note to employers
The candidate cannot be considered as ‘competent’ (ref EAW reg 16) after this course.
Our intention is to focus on ‘knowledge’ and provide guidance on the practical techniques of certain activities.
It is then essential that the company provides regular opportunities for practicing those activities under supervision, until the candidate reaches a point where the company deems them ‘competent’ to carry out those ‘specified’ tasks.
Although there are tests and assessments, there is no ‘pass or fail’ on this course. We will provide feedback to you (the company) on the strengths and weaknesses of the candidate and where further in- house training and guidance might be required, or suggested limits on authorised tasks.
It is assumed that the employer provide suitable PPE, tools and test equipment including voltage indicator, proving unit and insulation resistance testers in accordance with HSG85 and GS35. These need to be readily and easily available on site.
Duration: 4 Days at TTE
Delegates: Maximum of 6
Cost: £2800 + VAT
Please call for open course dates on 0151 357 6100
Electrical Maintenance 2: Three Phase Motor Testing and Cable Replacement for Non-Electricians
What does this course train people to do?
Carry out isolation procedures, test and replace 3 phase motors and their cables.
What does this not train people to do?
Remote isolations, fault finding on the control system.
Who can enrol on this course?
Persons familiar and experienced in operating or maintaining industrial systems.
What is included in the content of this course?
- Basic electrical principles relevant to the proposed tasks.
- Electrical safety and The Electricity at Work Regulations: Electric shock, safe systems of work, isolation procedures, competency, risk assessment, electrical emergency action.
- Three phase motors and testing.
- Disconnection and re-connection of three phase motors, using SWA and SY glands.
- Replacing SWA and SY cables to motors.
What practical activities are included in this course?
- Safe Isolation procedures from local isolators and local panels.
- Testing motors for balance, insulation resistance and earth continuity.
- Disconnection and re-connection of motors.
- Replacement and glanding SWA and SY motor cables.
What assessments are carried out during this course?
- A test after each section.
- Practical assessment of isolation procedures.
- Practical assessment of wiring technique.
- Practical assessment of testing technique.
There is no pass or fail on this course however, feedback to the employer on the candidates performance and recommendations for any further in-house training will be provided.
Important note to employers
The candidate cannot be considered as ‘competent’ (ref EAW reg 16) after this course.
Our intention is to focus on ‘knowledge’ and provide guidance on the practical techniques of certain activities.
It is then essential that the company provides regular opportunities for practicing those activities under supervision, until the candidate reaches a point where the company deems them ‘competent’ to carry out those ‘specified’ tasks.
Although there are tests and assessments there is no ‘pass or fail’ on this course. We will provide feedback to you (the company) on the strengths and weaknesses of the candidate and where further in- house training and guidance might be required, or suggested limits on authorised tasks.
It is assumed that the employer provide suitable PPE, tools and test equipment including voltage indicator, proving unit and insulation resistance testers in accordance with HSG85 and GS35. These need to be readily and easily available on site.
Work on control panels constructed to IP2X only (finger proof). The candidate will be trained to inspect a control panel for safety, where live terminals are exposed he/she will be instructed to close up the panel and report the issue to the engineering manager. It will be either isolated by others further up stream in order for work to be carried out in that panel, or remedial work to improve the safety of the panel.
Duration: 5 Days at TTE
Delegates: Maximum of 6
Cost: £3500 + VAT
Please call for open course dates on 0151 357 6100
Electrical Maintenance 2e: Induction Motor
Basic Control, Testing and Replacement for Electricians
What does this course train people to do?
Carry out isolation procedures, understand relay/contactor logic, fault finding in simple control panels, test and replace single and three phase motors, replace and gland SWA and SY cables.
Who is this course designed for?
Non-electrical maintenance personnel (mechanical or similar) to be able to carry out a specified limited degree of electrical maintenance provided that a qualified experienced electrician is on hand for supervision.
What does this not train people to do?
PLC and motor drive wiring or programming. Installations or modifications.
Who can enrol on this course?
Experienced and qualified maintenance personnel to level 3 standard (mechanical, instrumentation etc).
What is included in the content of this course?
- Electrical theory.
- Distribution systems.
- Electrical safety.
- The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
- Risk assessment.
- General isolation procedure.
- Emergency action.
- Induction Motors and motor testing.
- System control and components.
- Contactor & Relay logic.
- Variable speed drives principles.
- PLC principles.
- Sensors; types, function, wiring and application.
Machine safety systems (E stop, gates, doors and safety relays). - Reading industrial schematic wiring diagrams.
- Fault finding.
- Preventative maintenance.
What practical activities are included in this course?
- Electrical measurement.
- General Safe Isolation procedure.
- Wiring motors and panels with SWA and SY cables.
- Wiring motor control systems (DOL, relays, contactors and sensors) from drawings.
- Testing systems and motors for earth continuity, balance and insulation resistance.
- Testing fuses, overloads, contactors, relays and sensors.
- Fault finding dead and live circuits using drawings.
- Fault finding on PLC automated systems.
What assessments are carried out during this course?
- A test after each section and a final end of course test.
- Practical assessment of isolation procedures.
- Practical assessment of wiring technique.
- Practical assessment of testing technique.
There is no pass or fail on this course, but feedback to the employer on the candidates performance and recommendations for any further in-house training.
Important note to employers
The candidate cannot be considered as ‘competent’ (ref EAW reg 16) after this course.
Our intention is to focus on ‘knowledge’ and provide guidance on the practical techniques at certain activities.
It is then essential that the company provides regular opportunities’ for practicing those activities under supervision, until the candidate reaches a point where the company deems them ‘competent’ to carry out those ‘specified’ tasks.
Although there are tests and assessments there is no ‘pass or fail’ on this course. We will provide feedback to you (the company) on the strengths and weaknesses of the candidate and where further in- house training and guidance might be required or suggested limits on authorised tasks.
It is assumed that the employer provide suitable PPE, tools and test equipment including voltage indicator, proving unit and insulation resistance testers in accordance with HSG85 and GS35. These need to be readily and easily available on site.
Work on control panels constructed to IP2X only (finger proof). The candidate will be trained to inspect a control panel for safety, where live terminals are exposed he/she will be instructed to close up the panel and report the issue to the engineering manager. It will be either isolated by others further up stream in order for work to be carried out in that panel, or remedial work to improve the safety of the panel.
Duration: 5 days at TTE
Delegates: Maximum of 6
Total Cost: £3500 + vat
Electrical Maintenance 3: Industrial Control, Maintenance and Testing for Non-Electricians
What does this course train people to do?
Carry out isolation procedures, understand relay/contactor logic, fault finding in simple control panels, test and replace single and three phase motors, replace and gland SWA and SY cables.
Who is this course designed for?
Non-electrical maintenance personnel to be able to carry out a specified limited degree of electrical maintenance provided that a qualified experienced electrician is on hand for supervision.
What does this not train people to do?
PLC and motor drive wiring or programming. Installations or modifications.
Who can enrol on this course?
Experienced and qualified maintenance personnel to level 3 standard (mechanical, instrumentation etc).
What is included in the content of this course?
- Electrical theory.
- Distribution systems.
- Electrical safety.
- The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
- Risk assessment.
- General isolation procedure.
- Emergency action.
- Induction Motors and motor testing.
- System control and components.
- Contactor & Relay logic.
- Variable speed drives principles.
- PLC principles.
- Sensors; types, function, wiring and application.
- Machine safety systems (E stop, gates, doors and safety relays).
- Reading industrial schematic wiring diagrams.
- Fault finding.
- Preventative maintenance.
What practical activities are included in this course?
- Electrical measurement.
- General Safe Isolation procedure.
- Wiring motors and panels with SWA and SY cables.
- Wiring motor control systems (DOL, sensors, relay and contactor mixed voltages).
- Testing systems and motors for earth continuity, balance and insulation resistance.
- Testing fuses, overloads, contactors, relays and switches.
- Fault finding dead and live circuits using schematic drawings.
What assessments are carried out during this course?
- A test after each section and a final end of course test
- Practical assessment of isolation procedures
- Practical assessment of wiring technique
- Practical assessment of testing technique
- On-site assessment of isolation procedures, fault finding techniques where possible.
There is no pass or fail on this course, but feedback to the employer on the candidates performance and recommendations for any further in-house training.
Important note to employers
The candidate cannot be considered as ‘competent’ (ref EAW reg 16) after a short intensive course like this, our intention is to focus on ‘knowledge’and provide guidance on techniques for them to have several attempts at certain activities. It is then essential that the company provides regular opportunities for practicing those activities under supervision, until the candidate reaches a point where the company deems them ‘competent’ to carry out those ‘specified’ tasks. Although there are tests and assessments, there is no ‘pass or fail’ on this course. We will provide feedback to you (the company) on the strengths and weaknesses of the candidate, and where further in- house training and guidance might be required or suggested limits on authorised tasks. It is assumed that the employer will provide suitable PPE, tools and test equipment including voltage indicator, proving unit and insulation resistance testers in accordance with HSG85 and GS35, readily and easily available on site. Work on control panels constructed to IP2X only (finger proof). The candidate will be trained to inspect a control panel for safety, where live terminals are exposed, he/she will be instructed to close up the panel and report the issue to the engineering manager where it will be either isolated by others further up stream in order for work to be carried out in that panel, or remedial work to improve the safety of the panel.
Duration: 6 days at TTE plus 1 day each candidate on site.
Delegates: Maximum of 6
Delivered as a group booking for a minimum of 4 delegates. Or as an open course (dates available on request).
Electrical Maintenance 3e: Industrial Control for Electricians
What does this course train people to do?
Carry out isolation procedures, test and replace single and three phase motors, read electrical schematic drawings, wiring and testing relays, contactors and sensors, simple wiring and programming variable frequency drives, simple wiring and programming Allen Bradley PLCs, fault finding in control panels.
Who is this course designed for?
Qualified and experienced electricians who are new to industrial control systems.
What does this not train people to do?
Glanding of SWA and SY cables (it is assumed that an experienced electrician has this capability,) in depth PLC and motor drive wiring or programming.
Who can enrol on this course?
Experienced and qualified electricians.
What is included in the content of this course?
- Electrical theory.
- Distribution systems.
- Electrical safety.
- The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
- Risk assessment.
- General isolation procedure.
- Emergency action.
- Motors and motor testing.
- System control and components.
- Contactor & Relay logic.
- Variable speed drives.
- PLCs.
- Sensors; types, function and application.
- Machine safety systems (E stop, gates, doors and safety relays).
- Reading industrial wiring diagrams.
- Fault finding.
- Preventative maintenance.
What practical activities are included in this course?
- Electrical measurement.
- Wiring simple ELV circuits to support basic electrical theory.
- General Safe Isolation procedure.
- Wiring motor control systems (DOL, relays, contactors, sensors, inverter drives and PLCs).
- Testing systems and motors for balance, insulation resistance and earth continuity.
- Testing overloads, contactors, relays and sensors.
- Variable speed drives wiring and basic programming.
- PLC wiring and basic programming
- Fault finding dead and live circuits.
What assessments are carried out during this course?
Three written tests.
Practical assessment of isolation procedures (at TTE and on-site where practicable).
Practical assessment of wiring technique and relay logic control systems.
Practical assessment of wiring and basic programming of drives and PLCs.
Practical assessment of fault finding and testing technique (at TTE and on-site where practicable).
Limitations of training
Electrical maintenance work where there is a continuous presence of a fully qualified and experienced electrician on site. Because of the limitations of the time, equipment and scope of this training, a candidate would not be competent to work alone without any competent person to call upon if a task was beyond his/her competence. It is highly recommended (if this is the intention) to complete an accredited NVQ level 3 in electrical maintenance, were more in-depth, company specific, supervised training and assessment would be acquired.
Work on control panels constructed to IP2X only (finger proof). The candidate will be trained to inspect a control panel for safety, where live terminals are exposed he/she will be instructed to close up the panel and report the issue to the engineering manager. It will be either isolated by others further up stream in order for work to be carried out in that panel, or remedial work to improve the safety of the panel.
No installation, modification or alteration work is covered by this course. Specialist competence is required i.e. the 18th Ed Wiring Regulations and Experience.
No PLC or VSD programming work. Although we will be doing some basic programming, this is introduced purely for underpinning knowledge in order to appreciate typical systems.
General isolation procedures only. As there are so many different company specific procedures used on site, we will only cover the basic requirements as required by regulation 13 of The Electricity at Work regulations. It is expected that the candidate be familiar with their own company specific procedures for the on-site assessment.
It is expected that the company provides suitable PPE, tools and test equipment in order for him/her to carry out the expected role safely.
The candidate must be provided with regular supervised practice in order for him/her to maintain competence, otherwise the training will be quickly forgotten.
Duration: 6 days at TTE plus 1 day on site per delegate (on-site activities to be discussed).
Maximum delegates: 6
Delivered as a group booking for a minimum of 4 delegates. Or as an open course (dates available on request).