EUSR Shea Power Course

About Energy & Utility Skills

EUSR is the register of training and skills for the energy and utility sector. Schemes and programmes is 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.

EUSR Shea Power Course

The safety, health and environmental awareness (SHEA), power scheme is designed for delegates who require access to operational sites within the power industry, both permanent and temporary, including all levels of operatives, supervisors and management. The SHEA Power scheme comprises of modules which are common to all utility industries and form the basis of health, safety and environmental law and workplace practice.

A further two modules provide the industry-specific content, which is designed to provide evidence an individual has demonstrated an appropriate level of knowledge, understanding and behavioural awareness. It is designed to provide evidence that an individual has demonstrated an appropriate level of knowledge, understanding and behavioural awareness. It is a passport scheme and does not indicate any level of technical competence or skilled expertise.

The scheme consists of eight modules covering the following core health, safety and environmental content;

Power generation and distribution (scheme-specific module)

Understanding our workplace responsibilities

Understanding the effects of our work on the environment

Identifying and controlling risks

Common hazards in the workplace

Occupational health hazards

Power industry hazards (scheme-specific module)

Responding to emergencies

The SHEA Power scheme is partnered with CSCS to allow power industry workers access to construction sites for purposes of utilities work, without the need for a separate CSCS card.