Operations

With the high level of risk associated with operations at High Voltage, persons need to be competent and authorised to carry out any works on or near High Voltage, plant or equipment.

Works should only be carried out under a "Safe System of Work" i.e. Permit to Work, Sanction for Test or Limitation of Access etc. and this safety documentation can only be issued by a Senior Authorised Person (SAP) who is both authorised and nominated by the network owner/controller.

Although many high voltage metered sites have their own high voltage authorised staff to provide cover for operations on their private network, often there is a lack of real-life operations and incidents to ensure that the trained staff are kept sufficiently experienced to work safely. In addition, staff are often put at risk by not having full access to information relating to current operational restrictions and embargoes. Our Operational Engineers are regularly operating at voltages up to 33,000 Volts and are informed of the status and changes in the status of equipment type.