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EPIT

About Us

EPIT Group provides specialist training and assessment services, which are fully accredited by City & Guilds and CompEx, for engineers and technicians working in hazardous and industrial areas in accordance with the current national and international standards.

We provide of a comprehensive portfolio of services, including technical training, competency assessment and consultancy. Our experience within the industry is exemplary and we are committed to ensuring that we remain a first class partner for our clients.

Courses

EPIT have training facilities in the UK, Oman, Nigeria, India and Trinidad, all of which have lecture rooms and hands-on practical areas that are stocked with a wide variety of Ex demonstration modules. We have extensive working relationships with many of the leading operating and service companies worldwide, and have carried out training for their personnel in our custom built facilities. To date we have trained, assessed and certificated over 20,000 personnel.

EPIT is an approved centre for a number of industry bodies including:

  • City & Guilds, offering courses on Management, Inspection & Testing of Portable Electrical Equipment and IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition.
  • CompEx, offering nationally recognised courses to electrical and instrumentation technicians.

EPIT’s Competency Plus Programme, which consists of a range of Ex, ATEX, HV/LV & Electrical Safety courses, are accredited by City and Guilds. These courses be presented at our training centres or at any site, worldwide, and can be customised to suit company specific requirements.

Consultancy

For companies seeking to achieve compliance with National, International or European legislation, EPIT offer consultancy services that include hazardous area zone classification, risk assessments and verification of equipment and installations in hazardous areas.

To assist with Notified Body regulatory requirements, EPIT offer product assessment services for compliance with CE marking criteria as stipulated in the relevant EC Directives, including the conformity of hazardous area equipment in accordance with ATEX.

These services are provided by a team of highly qualified professionals, each with many years of industrial experience and expertise, covering a diverse range of subjects, including ATEX, IEC, EAC, CSA, CE marking and DSEAR. Our expert consultant and training instructors are supported by a management team, who deal with all administration and certification functions.

E-Learning

Additionally, we offer a range of standard and bespoke E-Learning courses for a number of Ex related topics, accessible remotely through our easy-to-use learning management systems (LMS). EPIT have a demonstrated history of supporting global training needs through the online delivery of certified courses to a number of clients in the oil & gas and electrical industries.

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Booking Form - ECS Health and Safety Assessment

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Terms & Conditions
  • You are agreeing to pay all fees and expenses associated with the selected course.
  • Payment is required before commencement of the course.
  • The course fee includes refreshments, lunch and course material.
  • Failure to attend without prior cancellation will result in the loss of the fee.
  • Results will not be issued until payment has been received.
Cancellation Charges
  • 15 working days or less prior to the course start date, 100% cancellation charge will apply.
  • 16-20 working days prior to the course start date, 50% cancellation charge will apply.
  • 21-25 working days prior to the course start date, 25% cancellation charge will apply.

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CompEx Entry Requirements Guidance

Gases & Vapours (EX01 – Ex04)

Electrical / Instrument Craftpersons & Engineers Install, Inspect & Maintain: Gas & Vapours

Header Column #1
IndustriesPrincipal to all Ex environments, with direct application in hazardous vapour and gas environments.
Entry Qualifications
Guidance		Level 3, ECS Gold Card, National Diploma or equivalent. Disipline:
  • Electrotechnical
  • Instrumentation
Subject to knowledge, skill and experience candidates may benefit from Ex F+
Entry Knowledge - Expected
  • Knows the relevant legislative, regulatory, local requirements
  • Understands procedures for safe working practice and systems of work in an industrial setting
  • Can read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals
  • Understands the hierarchy of responsibilities in relation to reporting and decision-making
Entry Skills - Expected
  • Practical skills in engineering assembly of a complexity consistent with that of a level 3 craftsperson
  • Can apply safe working practices including safe isolation to meet the requirements of statutory and non-statutory regulations
  • Can safely install, inspect, test, commission, diagnose and correct faults in electrical plant, instrumentation, associated cabling, cabling supports and equipment
  • Can select, gland & terminate industrial type cables to a suitable component and associated cable tray in line with details on the appropriate specification
  • Can interpret manufacturers documentation for correct installation,maintenance and inspection
Job Roles
Aspiring to or operating in
  • Installation or Maintenance Electrician
  • Electrical or Instrument Technician
  • Engineers
Entry Experience
Guidance
  • 2 + years' experience operating in a site / industrial environment
  • Installing, inspecting, testing and/or maintaining equipment in an industrial setting
Entry Knowledge - Desirable
  • Understands the need for and methods of achieving safe working practice in gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has basic practical, theoretical and technological knowledge and understanding of gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has a basic understanding of the requirements, materials and equipment considerations, in relation to working in gas and vapour Ex environments
Entry Skills - Desirable
  • Can select and install a variety of Ex certified cables glands and terminate conductors into equipment
  • Can understand the principles of electrical protection concepts including selection, installation and maintenance
  • Understands intrinsically safe concept of protection and installation including the importance of documentation
  • Can inspect new and existing equipment in accordance with appropriate inspection techniques relevant to the different grades of inspection

CompEx Entry Requirements Guidance

Gases & Vapours (EX01 – Ex04)

Electrical / Instrument Craftpersons & Engineers Install, Inspect & Maintain: Gas & Vapours

Header Column #1
IndustriesPrincipal to all Ex environments, with direct application in hazardous vapour and gas environments.
Entry Qualifications
Guidance		Level 3, ECS Gold Card, National Diploma or equivalent. Disipline:
  • Electrotechnical
  • Instrumentation
Subject to knowledge, skill and experience candidates may benefit from Ex F+
Entry Knowledge - Expected
  • Knows the relevant legislative, regulatory, local requirements
  • Understands procedures for safe working practice and systems of work in an industrial setting
  • Can read and interpret relevant engineering drawings, related specifications, quality standards and equipment manuals
  • Understands the hierarchy of responsibilities in relation to reporting and decision-making
Entry Skills - Expected
  • Practical skills in engineering assembly of a complexity consistent with that of a level 3 craftsperson
  • Can apply safe working practices including safe isolation to meet the requirements of statutory and non-statutory regulations
  • Can safely install, inspect, test, commission, diagnose and correct faults in electrical plant, instrumentation, associated cabling, cabling supports and equipment
  • Can select, gland & terminate industrial type cables to a suitable component and associated cable tray in line with details on the appropriate specification
  • Can interpret manufacturers documentation for correct installation,maintenance and inspection
Job Roles
Aspiring to or operating in
  • Installation or Maintenance Electrician
  • Electrical or Instrument Technician
  • Engineers
Entry Experience
Guidance
  • 2 + years' experience operating in a site / industrial environment
  • Installing, inspecting, testing and/or maintaining equipment in an industrial setting
Entry Knowledge - Desirable
  • Understands the need for and methods of achieving safe working practice in gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has basic practical, theoretical and technological knowledge and understanding of gas and vapour Ex environments
  • Has a basic understanding of the requirements, materials and equipment considerations, in relation to working in gas and vapour Ex environments
Entry Skills - Desirable
  • Can select and install a variety of Ex certified cables glands and terminate conductors into equipment
  • Can understand the principles of electrical protection concepts including selection, installation and maintenance
  • Understands intrinsically safe concept of protection and installation including the importance of documentation
  • Can inspect new and existing equipment in accordance with appropriate inspection techniques relevant to the different grades of inspection