The employer has certain requirements for personnel servicing electrical installations. This includes the need for a certificate confirming qualifications and access to work on live equipment. The employee is expected to comply with safety regulations, the mandatory use of personal protective equipment. For violation of the paragraphs provided for administrative liability.
General information
Requirements for personnel servicing electrical installations include mandatory medical examination on suitability for work on live objects. Doctors determine the physical capabilities of a person, suitable for a particular specialty. Periodic examinations confirming the level of health are provided.
The requirements for personnel servicing electrical installations are based on regulatory documents of the enterprise approved by the commission. The structure of the checking papers includes: the chief power engineer of the organization, a representative of Rostekhnadzor. The employer provides instructions and other provisions to newly hired personnel. The latter are required to read the rules and put a signature.
All studied material is fixed during practical work. The internship ends with an exam, including questions on a specialty, management, labor protection and industrial safety. As a result of certification, the official Rostekhnadzor crusts are drawn up: the electrical safety group, a certificate of qualification.
What should repair personnel know?
Requirements for personnel servicing electrical installations include:
- Procedures for the correction of emergency situations, daily repair in the order of current operation.
- The staff is required to know the complete instructions for the specialty containing the qualification requirements. Own information on common subjects: electronics, electrical engineering.
- The study of intersectoral rules for the operation of electrical installations.
- Workers are required to know what the relevant electrical safety group contains, restrictions and standards for performing work at high voltage stations.
- Skills of reading electrical circuits, serviced installations. The device equipment, the main characteristics.
- To study the issues of labor protection, fire safety in live installations.
All permits are always at the workplace when performing work. They are obliged to start fulfilling their duties only in a sober form. For violation of the requirement comes administrative responsibility, dismissal will occur without the right to restoration.
Tolerance to work under voltage
The electrical safety group is only for rent after 18 years, this restriction applies to hard work and a full day. Adult workers are required to pass workplace internship under the guidance of experienced professionals. All manipulations are carried out in strict accordance with the instructions and regulatory documents.
Practical training in the 3rd group can take from 1 to 2 weeks. Independent work is strictly prohibited, you can start only in the presence of senior staff.The instructor is responsible for the newcomer, who is responsible for all inexperienced actions of the accepted employee.
If the exam fails, the right to retake remains, but the employer may be denied satisfactory completion of the probationary period. The qualification commission evaluates the knowledge of personnel and certifies with a crust on electrical safety. The document is valid for exactly one year, after the expiration of the period it is required to confirm the qualification.
Types of approvals for live installations
Safety requirements for personnel serving electrical installations include passing an exam for a specific group depending on the tasks of the employee. There are five types of approval for installation work in live installations. Administrative staff must be at least 4th for the issuance of orders, management and planning of repairs.
Responsible for electrical facilities are being handed over to the 5th group of electrical safety. Independent work has the right to perform workers who have received the 3rd level of admission. Exam can be taken only by persons from the 4th. The second is carried out by personnel not related to the direct repair of the electrical facilities. These include the rest of the people in the enterprise, which may be in the area where live parts of the equipment appear.
Penalties
In case of non-compliance with the requirements comes the responsibility of workers serving electrical installations. Often, when causing damage or non-observance of safety measures, disciplinary sanctions are applied:
- Deprivation of the bonus for the worked calendar month or other period.
- Downgrading staff.
- Extraordinary retake of the exam or retraining.
- Additional material compensation in case of significant damage to the organization, which the employee pays from his subsequent earnings.
- In fatal cases, criminal liability arises. An employee can receive a real sentence for negligence during the performance of duties.
- Criminal liability applies to administrative staff for the lack of control of subordinates.
Execution of orders and orders
The composition of the team servicing electrical installations includes several types of workers with different levels of access and qualifications. Administrative staff issues an admission outfit, including measures to prepare jobs, the number of staff.
The order or order shall indicate:
- data of the issuer of the document or order;
- allowing from among the operational and repair personnel;
- manufacturer, commander of the facility;
- the composition of the brigade indicating the electrical safety group;
- conditions, time of beginning and end of work;
- personnel entered into the order after its issuance or withdrawn, as well as the document reflects the transfer of people to a new workplace, breaks.
The personnel performing maintenance of live installations is divided into the following types: operational, repair, maintenance, responsible from the administration.
Protective devices
Which PPE is used by employees servicing electrical installations is indicated in the intersectoral rules. There are 2 groups of protective devices when repairing equipment with voltage above 1000 V and below.
Fixed assets include:
- Gloves made of dielectric material that need to be checked before each job.
- The tool of the increased protection with the isolated handles corresponding to appointment and passed certification.
- Mechanisms, devices, devices for measuring electrical quantities.
Additional protective equipment includes dielectric rugs, boots, coasters, and all devices for performing work: corrective rods, caps, and covers. Step-ladders, ladders are equipped with insulating parts.When working at heights, seat belts are used.
Activities before duties
Before the work is carried out, the training of personnel serving electrical installations is carried out. After qualification is confirmed, administrative personnel are required to inform employees of the general provisions in the organization.
There are several types of briefings:
- introductory, target;
- primary;
- periodic;
- extraordinary;
- safety points.
After the theoretical knowledge has been handed over, the staff performs the following types of work: on-site duplication for the instructor, self-repair completes the training with full rights to participate solely in PPR or on duty.
