Electrical Test Equipment: GS38 Guidance Explained

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About Course

Poorly chosen or damaged test leads and probes cause serious burns and shocks every year. This course explains HSE guidance GS38 on electrical test equipment for low voltage systems: probe tips, fused leads, CAT ratings, voltage indicators and how to prove a tester before and after use.

Tutwoo is an independent learning provider. This course is general awareness training based on published HSE guidance. It does not make you competent to carry out electrical testing and it is not an accredited qualification.

What Will You Learn?

  • Choose test probes and leads that meet GS38 Understand CAT ratings and why they matter Know why voltage indicators, not multimeters, are preferred for proving dead Carry out pre-use checks and the prove–test–prove routine

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Why GS38 matters
  • Probes, leads and CAT ratings
  • Proving dead and pre-use checks

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

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