Enquire nowHazardous Areas Installation + Maintenance + Inspection Competency
COST
Perth & Adelaide: $1,950
Karratha/Regional Area: $2,535
Course Duration
4 Days
locationS
delivered at one of PMV’s national training centres (Perth, Karratha & Adelaide), or at a client’s facility.
INTAKE DATES
| Name | Location | Start Date | End Date | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 20-Apr-26 | 23-Apr-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 25-May-26 | 28-May-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 29-Jun-26 | 2-Jul-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Karratha | 6-Jul-26 | 9-Jul-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 3-Aug-26 | 6-Aug-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 7-Sep-26 | 10-Sep-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 12-Oct-26 | 15-Oct-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 16-Nov-26 | 19-Nov-26 | |
| Hazardous Areas Installation Maintenance Inspection Competency | PMV Booragoon | 14-Dec-26 | 17-Dec-26 |
OBJECTIVE
This competency-based training program is designed to equip participants with the skills to design, plan, select, install, test, maintain and inspection Ex equipment electrical equipment in hazardous areas (EEHA)
Target Workforce
The course is post-trade training, so we usually require a current unrestricted electrical license. The course also targets the following personal responsible for EEHA during facility’s construction, operations, maintenance and/or modification phase:
- EEHA Technicians/ Supervisors
- Planners
- Electrical/Instrumentation engineers
- Regulators who perform audit function and enforce compliance
Training Content
You will undergo one on one practical training with industry experienced, qualified Electrical Professional Trainers with hands on experience in installation, inspection and remediation work in Hazardous areas. The training will include inspection on purpose-built hazardous area skids in the following areas:
- Legislative and Standards requirements and responsibilities of all parties involved in ensuring safety of Hazardous Areas
- Safe systems of work for Hazardous Areas
- Properties of explosive gases/vapours and combustible dusts
- Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) principles for flammable gas and combustible dusts.
- Explosion – protection principles and Explosion-protection (Ex) techniques
- Interpreting Ex rated equipment nameplates and Certificates of Conformity.
- Interpreting the relevant standards: AS/NZS 60079.14 (Ex design, selection, and installation)
- Equipment selection, installation, breakdowns and maintenance requirements.
- Making up of an Ex d Barrier Gland
- Detailed inspection on Ex e/Ex d box and Ex i loop on PMV Hazardous Areas Skids
OUTCOME
Participants will be eligible for various units of competency, including:
| CODE | TITLE |
|---|---|
| UEEHA0022 | Determine the explosion-protection requirements to meet a specified classified hazardous area |
| UEEHA0004 | Enter a classified hazardous area to undertake work related to electrical equipment |
| UEEHA0020 | Conduct detailed inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas |
| UEEHA0038 | Conduct visual and close inspection of electrical installations for hazardous areas |
| UEEHA0025 | Install explosion-protected equipment and associated apparatus and wiring systems |
| UEEHA0026 | Maintain equipment associated with hazardous areas |
| UEEHA0029 | Plan electrical installations for hazardous areas |
| UEEHA0023 | Develop and manage periodic electrical inspection and maintenance programs for hazardous areas |
Training Method
Blended delivery of 60% theory and 40% practical training with equipment that you are likely to see in a typical industrial installation with electrical equipment in hazardous areas (EEHA) with Ex instruments and PLC control system.
Refresher Training
In accordance with the AS/NZS 60079.14 requirement for continuing education, PMV recommends that the EEHA Installation and Maintenance competencies are refreshed every 3 years.
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