For your safety
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Technical changes reserved
2.2
Requirements for authorised personnel
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Only qualified electrically skilled persons may
assemble, install, commission switchgear and
controlgear assemblies, perform extensions,
troubleshooting or maintenance and disassemble and
dispose of them.
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The qualified electrically skilled persons must have
appropriate experience in initial testing and subsequent
commissioning, troubleshooting and maintenance.
Product life cycle phase
Minimum training, qualifications or competence
Planning
Electrically skilled person, consultant electrical engineer
Transport, assembly,
installation
Electrically skilled person
Commissioning
Electrically skilled person with appropriate testing
experience
Operation
Short-circuit devices for operation by ordinary persons
inside distribution boards for operation by ordinary
persons according to EN 61439-3 (DBO): Ordinary
persons
All other components must be secured against use by
ordinary persons.
Inspection and maintenance
Electrically skilled person with appropriate testing
experience
Extensions
Electrically skilled person, planning and documentation
required
Disassembly, disposal
Electrically skilled person, only for clearly defined
mechanical and electrical work: electrically instructed
person
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An electrically skilled person by virtue of their professional training, skills and
experience as well as knowledge of the relevant regulations can assess the
work assigned to them and identify possible dangers.
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An electrically instructed person must be sufficiently informed and supervised
by an electrically skilled person. The instructed person must thus be capable
of identifying risks and avoiding dangers as well as dangers due to electricity.
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Anyone who is not an electrically skilled person or an electrically instructed
person should always be considered as a non-professional, ordinary person.
Non-professional, ordinary persons should never perform work in electrical
systems independently or on their own authority. Non-professional, ordinary
persons may only operate short-circuit devices intended for use by ordinary
persons according to EN 61439-3.
