Summary
In short
- An electrical competency authorisation is a record used in KnowSafe that authorises a named person to carry out defined electrical activities on this site, with the limits stated. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2 and forms part of the Lockout and Tagout programme.
- Issued after qualification and site familiarisation. Signed by the engineering manager.
- The template holds 48 fields across 6 sections.
- Scoring is authorisations current, where high is good.
- ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Competency matrix, Permits.
What it is
What it is
What is an electrical competency authorisation?
An electrical competency authorisation is a record used in KnowSafe that authorises a named person to carry out defined electrical activities on this site, with the limits stated. It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2 and forms part of the Lockout and Tagout programme.
When is an electrical competency authorisation completed?
An electrical competency authorisation is completed at the moment the event happens, rather than reconstructed afterwards. Issued after qualification and site familiarisation.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This record is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this record covers has occurred, or is about to
- The workspace is being set up, or the register needs an entry added or retired
- You are running the Lockout and Tagout programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links competency matrix, permits
Not for
- Electrical Safety Risk Assessment, which assesses shock, arc flash and burn risk from work on or near electrical systems.
- Arc Flash Study Record, which records the incident energy calculation at each panel and the resulting boundary and PPE category.
- Live Working Justification Record, which records why work is being carried out live rather than dead, and who accepted that decision.
- Anything outside KnowSafe, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
ISO 45001Occupational health and safety management systems
The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library.
ISOInternational Organization for Standardization
A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the electrical competency authorisation template based on?+
It is built against ISO 45001 cl.7.2. ISO 45001 is occupational health and safety management systems. The international standard for managing worker health and safety. Certifiable, and the backbone of most of this library. ISO is international Organization for Standardization. A voluntary international standard. Widely adopted, often required by customers, and certifiable where a management system standard.
What sections does the electrical competency authorisation contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, qualification and experience, site specific knowledge, demonstrated competence, related records, authorisation. Together they hold 48 fields, 38 of which are required.
How many electrical competency authorisation records should we have?+
This is a singleton. One record per workspace, set up once and maintained, rather than one per event. Other templates refer back to it.
Which programme does the electrical competency authorisation belong to?+
It is part of Lockout and Tagout, Electrical Safety and Arc Flash, Worker Competency and Credentials. A defensible energy control programme with a procedure per machine, group lockout, lock removal and yearly verification.
How is an electrical competency authorisation scored?+
Scoring is authorisations current. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the electrical competency authorisation template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the electrical competency authorisation library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowSafe — safety and compliance. Incidents, hazards, permits, inspections and the critical controls behind them.
Meet KnowSafe→Sources
Sources
- ISO 45001 — Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO — International Organization for Standardization