Of all the systems a facilities team maintains, electrical infrastructure is the one with zero margin for a shortcut. A missed inspection in plumbing means a leak; a missed inspection in an electrical panel can mean a fire, an outage, or worse. That difference in stakes is why electrical maintenance deserves its own discipline, not a slot in a general maintenance checklist.

The Electrical Safety, Maintenance and Risk Reduction training course, delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, treats it that way. It covers how power systems behave under real operating conditions, how to apply electrical safety procedures that actually hold up, and how disciplined preventive maintenance catches failures long before they become emergencies.

Participants leave able to inspect and maintain electrical infrastructure with confidence, protect people and equipment through proper safety practice, and manage contractors and testing providers to a real standard.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the core components and behaviour of building power systems under normal and fault conditions.
• Apply Electrical Maintenance best practices across distribution, protection, and backup systems.
• Implement electrical safety and lockout/tagout procedures in line with regulatory requirements.
• Build preventive maintenance schedules for panels, switchgear, and generators using early-detection techniques like thermal imaging.
• Keep backup power and emergency systems reliable when they're actually needed.
• Manage electrical contractors and specialist testing providers to a consistent quality standard.

Target Audience

• Electrical maintenance technicians and engineers
• Facilities and maintenance managers overseeing electrical infrastructure
• Building engineers responsible for power system reliability
• Health and safety professionals involved in electrical compliance
• Maintenance planners scheduling electrical system upkeep

Module 1: Power Systems and Maintenance Fundamentals

• Core components of building electrical distribution
• How power systems behave under normal and fault conditions
• Structuring maintenance programs for panels, switchgear, and wiring, with proper documentation

Module 2: Electrical Safety and Risk Management

• Core safety principles and regulatory requirements
• Lockout/tagout procedures and safe working practices
• Managing risk during inspection and maintenance work

Module 3: Preventive Maintenance and Early Fault Detection

• Setting maintenance intervals for critical electrical equipment
• Thermal imaging and other diagnostic techniques that catch faults before failure
• Balancing preventive maintenance workload against operational demands

Module 4: Backup Power and Emergency Systems

• Maintaining generators and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems
• Testing emergency power without disrupting normal operations
• Making sure backup systems actually perform when needed

Module 5: Contractor Oversight and Statutory Testing

• Selecting qualified electrical contractors and specialists
• Overseeing statutory testing and compliance inspections
• Reviewing contractor work quality and documentation

Module 6: Building a Risk-Based Electrical Engineering Strategy

• Taking a risk-based approach to electrical asset management
• Learning from industry incidents and near-misses
• Embedding electrical maintenance into the broader facilities engineering strategy