MTS Permit Holder 970021

About this course

Course Overview

An MTS Permit Holder is a person trained and authorised by MTS to hold an MTS electrical permit at all voltages.

An Electrical Qualification is required for this role and candidates must demonstrate a sound understanding of electrical hazards.

What Electrical Permit Holder (Unrestricted) Authorisation Allows:

Accept an Electrical Permit to Work on any part of the MTS Electrical Network AC & DC
Enter a substation yourself without supervision
Supervise persons with Substation Access authorisation inside substations
Provide direct supervision of ordinary persons
Supervise a maximum of 4 workers inclusive of inspection and work activities at a single location within a substation

Direct Supervision is Personal supervision on a direct and constant basis, within visual contact and / or shout range (audible range)

As a person entering and working in the rail corridor you have a responsibility to read and understand relevant sections of the Metro Trains Sydney Electrical Safety Rules. These sections include:

Hazards and Warnings
Safe Approach Distances
Access for Work on or Near Electrical Equipment
Roles and responsibilities of Permit Holders
Issue, accept, hold and return of Electrical Permits
Alterations to Electrical Permits

Important: Substations include, RMU Rooms, and 1500VDC Link Switch Rooms

Note: At completion of this course you will be considered to be an Instructed person for Safe Approach Distances (SAD’s)

What you will learn

Metro Trains Sydney Electrical Safety Rules for Permit Holders
How to accept, hold/control, transfer and cancel Electrical Permits to Work
Defining electrical safe work areas associated with an electrical permit
Which MTS Electrical Safety Documents apply to the electrical network
Application process for an Electrical Permit to Work (EPTW)
Permit Holder Responsibilities (MTS ESRs) – (Restricted and Unrestricted)
How to use an EPTW as a safe system of work and associated procedures (MTS ESRs)

How to receive an EPTW
Defining electrical safe work areas associated with an Electrical Permit to Work
How to brief and supervise your work crew and use of personnel registers
How to use the transfer provisions of an EPTW
What to do if an EPTW is lost or damaged
How to cancel an EPTW
Emergency response for permit holders
Use of road / rail (Hi rail) maintenance vehicles in association with EPTWs

Course Booking

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Course enquiries please email MTS Training Mailbox [email protected] the below information:

Company Name
Candidates Full Name as recorded on their RIW Profile
Mobile Number
Email
Date of Birth
RIW Number

Address

47 Tallawong Road, Tallawong NSW 2762 – Sydney Metro Train Facility (SMTF)

Location

Infrastructure Building - Briefing Room (see below map)

Please ensure:

You are punctual and arrive on time
Please wear full PPE (Long sleeve shirt, Long trousers, Steel capped boots, High visibility vest or shirt, Hard Hat)
Please have your RIW card
Please ensure you have completed the eLearning. (You will not be issued with a certificate and you will not be authorised until it is)

Prerequisites

Before commencing this course, you must;

Have successfully completed the MTS Electrical Safety Awareness (MESA) online
Have successfully completed the MTS Introduction to Rail Safety (MIRS) online
Have an MTS approved Electrical Qualification
Have successfully completed the MTS Substation Access Course
Hold a Rail Industry Worker card
Demonstrated a need to Hold MTS Electrical Permits to Work

Certification

Upon satisfactory completion of assessment participants will be issued a Statement of Attendance for MTS Permit Holder Training (85743).

Pipeline Training will upload your certification to your RIW profile and you will receive a soft copy by email.

You will need to contact your administration and ask that they add the following MTS Job Roles to your RIW profile if this has not already been done.

MTS - Authorised Electrical Worker - Non traction
MTS - Authorised Substation Access Worker
MTS - Electrical Permit Holder

Candidates seeking certification with MTS for Electrical Permit Holder are required to meet the requirements set out below from Electrical Certifications for Instructed and Authorised Persons

See 4.1 Generic requirements table 2

General Construction Induction Training Card (WHITE CARD)
Statement of Attainment - TLIF0020 - Safely access the rail corridor
Minimum Cat 3 – Rail Industry medical assessment
Metro Introduction to Rail Safety (MIRS) ELEARNING ONLY (EL42)
MTS Electrical Safety Awareness (ELEARNING ONLY) (EL82)

See 4.4.1 Substation Access table 3

MTS Substation Access E-learning (EL94)
MTS Substation Access face to face Training and Assessment

See 4.5.1.3 Authorised Electrical (Network) Worker Requirements

Generic requirements
Substation Access requirements
Approved Network Qualification (RIW 85746)
Successful completion of MTS Electrical Safety Rules for
Authorised Workers training and assessment (EL 97 formerly EL82a)
HLTAID009 - Provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (1 Year)
UETTDRRF06 - Perform rescue from a live LV panel (1 Year)
UETTDRRF10 – Provide first aid in an ESI environment (1 Year), or
HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid (3 Years)

See 4.5.3 Electrical Permit Holder

A person seeking certification by MTS to hold an Electrical Permit is required to meet the requirements set out below.

NOTE: An Authorised Electrical (Network) Worker (restricted) does not meet the requirements for this role.

Generic requirements
Substation Access requirements
Authorised Electrical Worker requirements
Successful completion of MTS Electrical Permit Holder training and assessment (EL96)

NOTE: All MTS Certificates expire 2 years from the date of successful completion of the course

Additional Information

MTS Permit Holder Unrestricted (Full face to face course) (970021) : Rail Industry Worker Business Rules