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Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas Full Course

Course Overview

The Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas Course is nationally recognised designed to train electrical personnel in the requirements of AS / NZS 4761 Competencies. The course covers the theoretical and practical requirements of working on explosion protected equipment. Our training is provided in classroom and on purpose-designed equipment to demonstrate the practical components of this course.

This EEHA course covers all aspects of reporting, repairing, maintaining, and testing equipment in hazardous areas. Students will be educated to gain knowledge and skills required to safely install, maintain, test, and inspect explosion-protected electrical equipment.

Duration: 4 days

Delivery Method: Face-to-Face

Location: Rutherford, NSW

Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will gain a Statement of Attainment in the below units as well as the required knowledge and skills to carry out installation, maintenance, and inspections of Ex Certified electrical equipment installed in or associated with a classified hazardous area, inclusive of legislative requirements and safe work practices.

Course Content

UEEHA0004 – Enter a classified hazardous area to undertake work related to electrical equipment.

UEEHA0020 – Conduct detailed inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas.

UEEHA0022 – Determine the explosion-protection requirements to meet a specified classified hazardous area.

UEEHA0025 – Install explosion-protected equipment and associated apparatus and wiring systems.

UEEHA0026 – Maintain equipment associated with hazardous areas.

UEEHA0029 – Plan electrical installations for hazardous areas.

UEEHA0038Conduct visual and close inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas.

Pre-Requisites

There are no ‘unit of competency’ pre-requisites for this course.

However, students need to:

  • hold an Electrical Trade qualification
  • be 18 years of age or older
  • demonstrate oral communication – a learner will be able to use and respond to spoken language including some unfamiliar material within a variety of contexts.
  • demonstrate numeracy and mathematics – a learner will be able to recognise and use a variety of conventions and symbolism of formal mathematics.
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Murray Timpson

Director

B.Eng B.Bus MIEAust. CPEng NPER RPEQ

Using his extensive experience and knowledge, Murray manages client development and project delivery to key clients.
He has more than 26 years’ experience in control and power systems, high voltage, training, facilitation, supervision, heavy mobile equipment, fixed plant, project management, budgeting and fault-finding. Murray gains career satisfaction by taking years of knowledge and practical experience and developing training packages to train others in these special skills.
Prior to founding Slam Engineering, Murray held Superintendent and Specialist positions with Idemitsu, Rio Tinto, Vale and BMA. His engineering consultancy experience includes roles with WorleyParsons and Bechtel.
Murray is a Chartered Professional Engineer having attained dual degrees Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) and Bachelor Business from the University of Southern Queensland, he also maintains Electrical Engineers Certificate of Competency (Underground) for NSW and QLD. Murray has attained a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and holds Engineers Australia committee position on Standards Australia EL-023 : Electrical Equipment in Mines and Quarries. He is also the Co-President of MEMMES (Mining Electrical Mining Mechanical Engineering Society).
Murray enjoys mentoring young engineers towards attaining their professional goals. In his spare time, he enjoys boating, swimming and squash.