EUSR SHEA Power Course

What will I learn on the EUSR SHEA Power Course?

SHEA Power Courses (Safety, Health & Environmental Awareness) are designed to give those in the power industry the knowledge and skills to work to a good standard of health and safety in line with HSE guidelines. The course will gain you a EUSR CSCS partner card, which will prove you have the level of health and safety knowledge necessary to access operational sites within the power industry, whether you are an operative, supervisor or management and needing access on a temporary or permanent basis.

You study a total of 8 modules, 6 are core modules, which are covered in all SHEA courses, and 2 modules that are specific to the UK power industry.

Course duration

The EUSR SHEA Power course is a 1-day course.

EUSR CSCS Partner Card

You must complete all nine modules and pass the SHEA Power assessment to gain EUSR SHEA Power registration. This card scheme allows utility workers to access CSCS controlled construction sites and was developed so that utility workers would not need to carry several different types of cards and qualifications.

Once you have completed the course successfully, you will be added to the register and able to purchase a virtual or physical plastic card.
Your card will be valid for 5 years.

The Energy & Utility Skills Passport Scheme does not indicate any level of technical competence or skilled expertise.

About Energy & Utility Skills

EUSR is the register of training and skills for the energy and utility sector. Schemes and programmes have been developed by Energy and Utility Skills and qualify an individual for registration on the Energy & Utility Skills Register (EUSR).
EUSR schemes and programmes are spread across many industries including Gas, Power, Smart Metering, Telecommunications, Waste and Resource Management, Water and Cross-Industry.

The SHEA Power Passport Training will cover the below modules:

Module 1: Power generation and distribution

Gain an awareness of how power is generated and distributed across the network through substations, overhead lines and underground cables and provides an introduction to network components and different voltages.

Module 2: Your responsibilities

Become familiar with the underpinning legal framework and definitions that apply to responsibilities in the workplace setting for individuals and employers.

Module 3: Understanding the effects of our work on the environment

Gain an understanding of the key environmental considerations in the workplace, and your impact, as an employee, on the sustainability of their environment.

Module 4: Identifying and controlling risks

Be able to identify and control risks and hazards, and understand your role in preventing them through a range of positive and proactive health and safety behaviours.

Module 5: Common hazards in the workplace

Identify a range of common physical hazards and minimise your impact in the workplace, in line with CSCS requirements.

Module 6: Occupational health hazards

This module will explain the meaning of the term ‘occupational health’ and develop your understanding of a range of occupational health hazards including, chemical, biological, physical and psychosocial hazards. It will help you identify, mitigate for and minimise occupational health hazards in the workplace.

Module 7: Power industry hazards

This module aims to provide safety awareness of electricity systems and develop your understanding of electrical safety rules, the purpose of authorisations and the hazards associated with electricity including shocks, burns, arcing and impressed voltage.

Module 8: Responding to emergencies

Develop an understanding of emergency response behaviours, the role of reporting, inspection and enforcement of health & safety in the workplace. It also develops your understanding of the impact on employee and employer of both poor/improving health and safety in the workplace.

Once you have booked your EUSR SHEA Power training course:

On receiving payment for your EUSR SHEA Power training course, an email with your ‘course joining instructions’ is sent to you.
This document includes the following details:

• Your chosen course date
• Course start time at your chosen venue
• Address of your chosen venue, including a map screenshot
• Details of what to do if you need any special requirements to complete the course

You need to bring photographic ID, such as a driving licence or passport with you.

Lunch is not included, so please provide your own.

Mandatory entry requirements

It is advised that you have a good knowledge of written and spoken English to attend this course.

SHEA Power Course Assessment

You will complete a multiple choice test at the end of each module. Each module will have 4,5 or 6 questions at the end, and you must achieve at least 80% in each module to pass (equivalent to only one question incorrect in each module). You are allowed to have a second attempt at each module test.