Power and ElectricalHigh Voltage Switching and Operating Authorisation
Switching errors kill people and destroy plant, and they are made by competent staff working from an instruction that was ambiguous or a diagram that was out of date. This course covers the discipline that prevents that. Delegates work through the operating authorisation structure and what a person is authorised to do at each level, network diagrams and the discipline of keeping them current, and switching schedule preparation and the independent check before it is issued. Isolation, earthing and proving dead are covered in full. Permits to work, sanctions for test and their interaction with the switching programme follow. Emergency and abnormal switching are addressed. The course closes on incident investigation and on restoring after an error.
Course objectives
- Explain the operating authorisation structure and its levels
- Work from network diagrams and keep them current
- Prepare a switching schedule and subject it to independent check
- Isolate, earth and prove dead correctly
- Issue permits to work and sanctions for test
- Carry out emergency and abnormal switching safely
- Investigate a switching incident and restore afterwards
Who should attend
- Authorised persons and senior authorised persons
- Control room and network operations staff
- Substation operators and technicians
- Electrical engineers responsible for operating procedures
- Safety officers auditing switching practice
Course outline
- 01Competent staff and an ambiguous instruction
- 02Operating authorisation levels
- 03Network diagrams and currency
- 04Switching schedule preparation
- 05Independent checking
- 06Isolation, earthing and proving dead
- 07Permits to work and sanctions for test
- 08Emergency switching, incidents and restoration
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 to 9 October 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 21 to 25 December 2026 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 11 to 15 January 2027 | Gaborone, Botswana | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 26 February 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 March 2027 | Mbabane, Eswatini | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |