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Substation Safety Awareness for Site Personnel

Substations hold serious hazards that can injure even those who never touch the equipment. This awareness programme prepares site personnel, contractors and visitors to recognise dangers and follow safe behaviour. Delegates learn the rules, boundaries and emergency actions that keep everyone safe on a substation site.

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What you will be able to do

  • Recognise the main electrical and physical hazards in a substation.
  • Explain safe distances, barriers and access control rules.
  • Follow site entry, escort and permit requirements.
  • Respond correctly to alarms and emergency situations.
  • Identify personal protective equipment needed on site.
  • Describe how to report hazards and unsafe conditions.

Course outline

  1. 01Why substations are hazardous
  2. 02Electrical hazards and safe distances
  3. 03Barriers, signs and access control
  4. 04Site entry and escort rules
  5. 05Personal protective equipment
  6. 06Emergency response and alarms
  7. 07First response to electrical incidents
  8. 08Hazard reporting and safe behaviour

Who should attend

Contractors, cleaners, security staff, junior technicians and any personnel who enter or work within substation grounds.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
20 to 21 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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