Electrotechnological personnel: meaning and definition

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A person responsible for electrical safety is appointed from among the specialists and managers at enterprises operating electrical installations. Electrotechnological personnel are obliged to report to them for the ongoing H&S activities. If the company provides for the position of Ch. energy, the duties of the responsible person are usually assigned to him. The appointment of an employee and his deputy is carried out after checking their knowledge, assigning the appropriate tolerance group: in installations with a voltage of more than 1000 V - V, and up to 1000 V - IV.

Duties of the person in charge

The designated entity must:

1. Develop and maintain the necessary documentation on issues related to the operation of installations.
2. Ensure safety when doing any type of work.
3. Control the availability, timeliness of inspections and tests of tools, fire extinguishers and protection.

Categories of workers

All employees onthe enterprise is divided into electrical and electrical personnel. A separate category are employees whose activities, as a rule, are not related to the direct operation of installations. If they perform actions in which there is a possibility of electric shock, they are assigned 1 gr. electrical safety. An entry about this is made in the journal of the established form. At the same time, such employees do not receive certificates. Assignment 1 gr. carried out after the training. It ends with a test of knowledge by oral questioning. Frequency of assignment 1 gr. – at least 1 rub./year.

Electrotechnological personnel

Workers in this category are distinguished by a number of features. First of all, the electrotechnological staff includes employees who have electrical energy as a key component of the processes they manage. Their activities, for example, may be related to electric welding, electrolysis, the operation of electric arc furnaces, etc. The list of electrotechnological personnel also includes employees who use portable power tools, electric hand-held machines, lamps and other workers for whom knowledge of POT set in the job description. Employees who do not belong to the energy department of the enterprise, having II gr. and above, obey him. At the same time, in their duties and rights, they are equated with electrical personnel.

Extra

Electrical personnel include:

1. Administrative and technical workers. These include managers and specialists performing duties related to operational maintenance, commissioning, repair and installation activities in installations.
2. Operational staff. These employees carry out the day-to-day maintenance and management of the installations. Their duties, in particular, include inspection, preparation of workplaces, operational switching, admission, supervision of other personnel, performance of tasks within the framework of the current operation of the equipment.
3. Operational and repair workers. These employees are specially trained to service the installations assigned to them.
4. Repair workers. These employees provide maintenance, installation, testing, commissioning of equipment.

Training of electrical, electrotechnological personnel

Requirements for testing knowledge, the duration of briefings are presented depending on the assignment of workers to a particular category. Before electrotechnological personnel are assigned to independent work or transferred to another area (position) associated with the operation of installations, they must undergo appropriate training in their place. A similar rule applies in the event of a break in activities for a period of more than 1 year.

Specific briefings

Electrotechnologicalstaff pass:

1. Instructions: primary, introductory - at the workplace, repeated, targeted, unscheduled for he alth and safety.
2. Preparing for a new profession/position with on-site training. The duration of such an internship is 2-14 shifts.
3. Checking knowledge of the norms, rules for protection (PTE, POT, PUE), PB and other documents to the extent necessary for the position.
4. Duplication lasting 2-12 shifts.
5. Special training.
6. Test drills (fire and emergency).

Electrotechnological personnel also receive additional vocational education to improve their qualifications on a continuous basis.

Knowledge test

It can be primary. Electrotechnological personnel, consisting of new employees, is subjected to such a check. Another reason for its implementation is a break in certification lasting more than 3 years. The check can also be periodic. It, in turn, is divided into regular and extraordinary. In the first case, electrotechnological personnel are tested once a year if their tasks include:

1. Direct organization and performance of work on maintenance of existing power units.
2. Implementation of installation, adjustment, repair, preventive testing.

A similar period is set for employees who have the right to issue orders, orders, and conduct operational negotiations. Administrative and technical staff, HSE specialists,approved for inspection of installations are inspected once every three years. Extraordinary certification is carried out regardless of the date of completion of the previous one in the following cases:

1. When newly developed or revised rules and regulations are introduced.
2. When installing new equipment, changing / reconstructing the main technological and electrical circuits. The expediency and necessity of conducting an extraordinary inspection is determined by the responsible person.
3. When transferring/assigning to another job if the stipulated duties require knowledge of an extended list of rules and regulations.
4. When employees fail to comply with regulations on OT.
5. At the request of the state supervision authorities.
6. Based on the conclusion of the commission investigating an accident involving people or a malfunction in the operation of a power plant.
7. When upgrading to a higher group.
8. When there is a break in this position for more than six months.

Extra

Conducting a knowledge test of electrical and electrical personnel is carried out by the commission. It is formed by order of the head of the enterprise. The committee must include at least five people. At the same time, its chairman must have group V at voltages above / up to 1000V and IV at voltages only less than 1000 V. As a rule, he is responsible for the electrical part. AtAt least 3 members of the commission must be present for a direct examination of the knowledge of the employees of the enterprise. In this case, the chairman must necessarily participate in the event. The presence of his deputy is allowed. Upon completion of the inspection, groups of electrotechnological personnel are assigned (from II to V). The corresponding mark is made in the certificate.