This unit standard is part of a suite of standards that can be used for introductory safety training for any person intending to work at a site where there are potential electrical hazards.
This unit standard also contributes to the EWRB requirements for award of the Trainee Limited Certificate (TLC), which all people training towards an electrical licence must hold. Requirements to meet the TLC must be completed within the first three months of an apprenticeship or traineeship.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of:
- the hazardous nature of electricity
- limits and responsibilities imposed on electrical workers and non-electrical workers in terms of prescribed electrical work, which involves electrical hazards
- basic safety requirements when handling electrical equipment supplied by a flexible cord or connecting device in accordance with AS/NZS 3760
- basic fire safety around electrical equipment.
