Lift Truck Electrical Charger Connection and Isolation

Must have successfully completed: “Working on High Voltage MHE”

This course will cover the relevant regulations and working practices to enable engineers to safely isolate, connect and disconnect a charger to an existing fixed installation supplied by the user relating to battery powered lift trucks.

The learner will be competent in the following:

• Electrical safety awareness and precautions
• Electrical safe isolation procedures
• Basic three-phase and single-phase wiring
• Use of earth protective conductors
• Cable sizing, overload and short circuit protection
• Correct cable types and their application
• Operation of an RCD and testing
• Common electrical terminology and symbols
• Basic wiring and operation of chargers
• Practical wiring and connection of chargers
• Interpret circuit wiring diagrams
• Testing and verifying the connection and the cable between the fixed installation and charger

Testing to include:

• Dead testing – verifying any new or existing cable, connections, or charger repairs are free from short circuits or earth faults prior being energised.
• Testing procedure to prove safe isolation before any work commences
• Testing procedures if live!

Knowledge assessment to be completed
Certificate of competence to be issued
Revalidation required every 5 years – ID card issued

Duration : One day

Location: Stephenson College – Thornborough Road, Coalville, LE67 3TN

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