Short specialist courses for metering teams covering heavy duty cut outs, multi-service distribution boards, safe isolation of a cut out and emergency first aid.
Additional Smart Meter Training Courses
For metering teams adding the specialist awareness & safety qualifications their site work demands.
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MSDB / Ryefield / BEMCO (Multi-Service Distribution Board) Awareness Training
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£460.00 + VAT
For operatives working on installations fed from multi-service distribution boards...
Experienced Level
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Heavy Duty Cut Out (HDCO) Awareness Training Course
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£460.00 + VAT
Covers the identification of HDCOs, their risks, and safe fault...
Experienced Level
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SIP (Safe Isolation Provider) Safe Isolation of a Cut Out
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£895.00 + VAT
Qualifies operatives to isolate a service cut out safely before...
Experienced Level
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Emergency First Aid At Work Course
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£75.00 + VAT
One-day Emergency First Aid at Work certificate for trades teams...
Experienced Level
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MSDB / Ryefield / BEMCO (Multi-Service Distribution Board) Awareness Training
Best for
- Working on multi-service power systems
Covers
- Multi-service distribution boards including Ryefield and BEMCO types
Who for
- Single phase operatives working in flats and commercial buildings
Result
- Recognised certification and competency for working safe on MSDB installations
Heavy Duty Cut Out (HDCO) Awareness Training Course
Best for
- Recognising higher fault current equipment
Covers
- HDCO identification, the risks involved and correct escalation
Who for
- Metering operatives meeting heavy duty cut outs on site
Result
- Recognised certification and competency for working safely with HDCOs
SIP (Safe Isolation Provider) Safe Isolation of a Cut Out
Best for
- Isolating a service cut out
Covers
- Safe isolation procedure before metering or electrical work
Who for
- Operatives needing Safe Isolation Provider status
Result
- SIP accreditation and authorised to isolate a cut out safely
Emergency First Aid At Work Course
Best for
- Meeting first aider requirements
Covers
- Emergency first aid for workplace and field-based teams
Who for
- Lone and field-based workers across all trades
Result
- One-day EFAW certificate. The usual site requirement
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Metering operatives meet equipment that sits outside their core training, and the wrong decision on site is dangerous. These short courses cover heavy duty cut outs, multi-service boards and safe isolation.
- HDCO, MSDB/Ryefield and safe isolation training
- Emergency first aid for field-based teams
- Short courses that fit around live contracts
Additional metering courses explained.
Meeting unfamiliar equipment on site? These answers explain the specialist add-ons for metering teams.
It depends on the equipment you encounter and what your employer authorises you to do.
HDCO Awareness and MSDB / Ryefield / BEMCO Awareness, both £460 + VAT, cover recognising and working safely around equipment that sits outside standard domestic metering. SIP Safe Isolation of a Cut Out at £895 + VAT is the authorisation to isolate the supply itself. Emergency First Aid at Work at £75 + VAT is a general site requirement.
All four are experienced level and sit alongside your core metering qualification rather than replacing it.
HDCO Awareness and MSDB / Ryefield / BEMCO Awareness, both £460 + VAT, cover recognising and working safely around equipment that sits outside standard domestic metering. SIP Safe Isolation of a Cut Out at £895 + VAT is the authorisation to isolate the supply itself. Emergency First Aid at Work at £75 + VAT is a general site requirement.
All four are experienced level and sit alongside your core metering qualification rather than replacing it.
Heavy duty cut outs carry higher fault currents than standard domestic equipment and need to be recognised before work starts. HDCO awareness covers identification, the risks involved and correct escalation on site.
Multi-service distribution boards, including Ryefield and BEMCO types, feed several properties from one supply and are common in flats and commercial buildings. The awareness course prepares single phase operatives to work on them safely.
SIP authorisation allows trained operatives to safely isolate the service cut out before working on metering equipment, rather than waiting for the network operator to attend.
The cut out is the incoming fuse between the network and the property, and isolating it is a higher-risk operation than routine meter work. The course covers the safe isolation procedure, risk assessment, correct equipment and the limits of what an operative is authorised to do.
It matters commercially because jobs that would otherwise be aborted or rebooked can be completed on the first visit. At £895 + VAT it is the most substantial course in this range, and the one employers most often fund. See the SIP course page for entry requirements.
The cut out is the incoming fuse between the network and the property, and isolating it is a higher-risk operation than routine meter work. The course covers the safe isolation procedure, risk assessment, correct equipment and the limits of what an operative is authorised to do.
It matters commercially because jobs that would otherwise be aborted or rebooked can be completed on the first visit. At £895 + VAT it is the most substantial course in this range, and the one employers most often fund. See the SIP course page for entry requirements.
They are not part of core metering qualification, but most are effectively required by the employers and meter operators who authorise operatives to work.
Requirements vary by contract and by the type of property an operative attends. A team working mainly in flats will need MSDB awareness; one covering commercial premises is more likely to need HDCO. First aid is commonly required for lone and field-based workers regardless of the metering work involved.
Check what your employer or client specifies before booking. If you are arranging training for a team, we can build a programme around the equipment your operatives actually encounter.
Requirements vary by contract and by the type of property an operative attends. A team working mainly in flats will need MSDB awareness; one covering commercial premises is more likely to need HDCO. First aid is commonly required for lone and field-based workers regardless of the metering work involved.
Check what your employer or client specifies before booking. If you are arranging training for a team, we can build a programme around the equipment your operatives actually encounter.
Many employers require it, particularly for lone or field-based workers. The Emergency First Aid at Work course is a one-day certificate that satisfies the usual requirement for a qualified first aider on site.
Additional smart meter courses range from £75 + VAT to £895 + VAT.
Emergency First Aid at Work is £75 + VAT, HDCO Awareness and MSDB / Ryefield / BEMCO Awareness are both £460 + VAT, and SIP Safe Isolation of a Cut Out is £895 + VAT.
Employers training several operatives should ask about group rates and on-site delivery. We also offer 0% finance and pay-in-instalments options for individuals.
Emergency First Aid at Work is £75 + VAT, HDCO Awareness and MSDB / Ryefield / BEMCO Awareness are both £460 + VAT, and SIP Safe Isolation of a Cut Out is £895 + VAT.
Employers training several operatives should ask about group rates and on-site delivery. We also offer 0% finance and pay-in-instalments options for individuals.
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