Amusement Device Inspection Procedures Scheme (A.D.I.P.S)

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Accredited Electrical Inspectors for Fairgrounds and Amusement Devices

Course code: ADIPS – Inspector Training and Assessment

Introduction

This course is designed specifically to ascertain the suitability of electrical personnel responsible for the electrical inspection and testing of amusement devices, associated with fairgrounds, amusement parks, and theme parks, in line with A.D.I.P.S. scheme and HSE Guidance, HSG175 ‘Fairgrounds and Amusement Parks – guidance for safe practice’.

Participants

Electrical personnel who are to be responsible for the inspection and testing of amusement devices associated with fairgrounds, arcades etc. Participants must possess City & Guilds 2382 and 2391 qualifications and be able to provide proof of certification along with photographic identification.

Aim

To provide participants with theoretical and practical experience of the electrical inspection and testing of amusement devices and to identify their competence and suitability to become ADIPS inspectors.

Outline Contents

• Legal aspects – Electricity at work regulations 1989
• Electrical hazards and precautions
• Protective devices
• Fixed and mobile installations
• Fault Levels
• DC Ripple – Generation/Rectification
• Safety requirements for inspection and testing
• Introduction to ADIPS test forms
• Cable sizing
• Connections/Plug sockets/Cable types/enclosures and terminations
• Practical Exercises.
• Course Review.

Certification

Candidates who successfully complete the theoretical and practical competence assessments will receive a Faraday Competence certificate. NB: Successful completion of the course and competence assessments will enable participants to register with ADIPS as an inspector.

Course Duration

3 days

Course Dates

For courses undertaken at our UK training centre in 2012

• 23rd – 25th Jan
• 1st – 3rd May
• 17th – 19th Sep

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