Low voltage panels built and donated by Moeller Electric to consulting engineers Dario Campetti & Associates are enhancing safety training at local mines. The four panels, three low voltage starter panels and one feeder panel, are helping students attending safety training courses compiled and conducted by the consultants to bridge the gap between theory and practice by providing them with practical experience.
The courses are a corrective response to accidents and incidents resulting from mine personnel experiencing difficulty relating physical electrical components and circuitry to the engineering drawings defining them.
Dario Campetti, a professional engineer with more than 20 years' experience in mining electrical engineering, says that the fully portable Moeller panels are useful and efficient classroom tools when visits to surface or underground sub stations are not possible. "These panels allow the trainees to have the complete, physical interpretation of a particular engineering line drawing in front of them, to examine at their own pace within a classroom environment."
The need for the panels was realised soon after an associate within the consultancy had defined the content for the new LV training course. "We began with improvised visits to sub-stations while we made approaches to several companies to help us build the panels. When Moeller Electric asked for drawings, we submitted four and requested help with one, but Moeller Electric built and donated all four."]
(Left to right) José Ruivo of Moeller Electric, Dario Campetti and Willy Ashwell of Dario Campetti & Associates in front of one of the donated panels
According to José Ruivo, director for sales and marketing at Moeller Electric, the donation followed logically from the company's commitment to industry training. Last year the company partnered with Northlink College in the Western Cape to design and equip a training facility for courses in PLC technology and its application.
"We recognised the effectiveness of Campetti's mine safety programmes, and we are glad we could contribute," Ruivo said.
For more information contact Michelle Nolte, CBI-electric, +27 (0)11 928 2000, [email protected]
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