Lightning has the potential to seriously injure or kill surface and underground mining and quarrying workers. This course provides the knowledge so workers get to go home at the end of the day and/or swing. The course content includes:
1. Understand the legal issues surrounding lightning
2. How lightning is propagated
3. How an electric shock is received
4. The stats and risk ratios associated with lightning and at risk locations and activities
5. The effects on people and what treatments might be needed including first aid
6. General control measures to reduce the risks
7. Issues specific to mining and quarrying workers including how to manage the lightning risk.
This course takes approximately 2 hours and has a 30 day time limit but this will be automatically extended if necessary.
Contact us if you need help with lightning control measures for your site and/or specific training/inductions for your site.
“Good learning. I would definitely recommend this course.”
Jatin
PowerLogic deliver specialised electrical training courses online and on-site Australia Wide and beyond. Our courses include courses such as Electric Shock Investigations, Arc Flash, Power Quality Investigations and many more. We have trained thousands.
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