Electrical Work Safety Training SFS 6002, Instructed Person
Learn how to identify electrical hazards and work safely near electrical equipment and live parts. After completing the course, you will understand the key principles of electrical work safety, the responsibilities of an instructed person, and how to avoid electrical hazards in your work environment.
The course content is based on the SFS 6002:2025 Safety at Electrical Work standard and the requirements of the Finnish Electricity Safety Act 1135/2016 concerning ordinary persons and instructed persons.
Electrical Work Safety Training SFS 6002, Instructed Person Course Description
The Safety at Electrical Work – Instructed Person online course is designed for people who are not electrically skilled persons, but whose work may require them to carry out operating activities on electrical equipment or work near live parts.
In electrical safety, an ordinary person becomes an instructed person once they have received sufficient task-specific and workplace-specific instruction from electrically skilled persons. The purpose of this instruction is to ensure that the person can recognize electrical hazards and avoid danger while carrying out their work.
The training supports the employer’s instruction program by covering the general SFS 6002:2025 electrical safety training required for instructed persons. Workplace-specific instruction, verification of competence, and documentation must be completed separately by the employer.
What will you learn in the online course?
The training begins with the dangers of electricity and how to protect yourself from them. You will learn the general principles of electrical work safety, competence requirements, responsibilities, and safe operating procedures.
The course also covers practical situations where instructed persons may work near electrical equipment or live parts, including:
- operating activities and inspections
- working in the vicinity of live parts
- the responsibilities and limitations of instructed persons
- recognizing electrical hazards in the workplace
- understanding when work must be left to electrically skilled persons
Why this training is necessary
Electrical hazards can be present in many workplaces, even when employees are not carrying out electrical installation work themselves. People who work near electrical equipment must understand the risks and know how to avoid dangerous situations.
The SFS 6002:2025 standard and Finnish electrical safety legislation require appropriate electrical safety training for persons whose work involves electrical hazards or working near live parts. This course helps employers ensure that instructed persons have the general electrical safety knowledge required for their role.
Who needs this training?
The course is suitable for employees who may work near live parts, carry out operating activities on electrical equipment, or need electrical safety instruction for their work tasks.
The training is especially suitable for:
- computer and IT personnel
- industrial production personnel
- cleaning personnel
- construction professionals working near live parts
- personnel working from scaffolding or lifting equipment
- employees involved in installation, painting, or renovation work
- transport, loading, and unloading personnel
- operators of work machines, such as earthmoving and forestry machines
- anyone who needs to carry out operating activities on electrical equipment or work near live parts.
Course contents – based on the SFS 6002:2025 standard
- Dangers of electricity and protection against them
- Electrical work safety – general information
- Competence requirements and responsibilities in the electrical sector
- Operating activities and inspections
- Working in the vicinity of live parts
- Safety at electrical work – instructed persons
Course duration Approximately 2.5 hours. You can complete the online course at your own pace on a computer, tablet or smartphone, but we recommend that you do not switch devices in the middle of the course. Recommended browsers are: Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Safari or Chrome.
When you order the course, you will receive the participation link and credentials in your email right away.
You have twelve (12) months to successfully complete the online course, from the moment the order is placed. You can download the certificate after completing your approved online course. The certificate is valid for five (5) years.