Who Is Allowed to Touch a Live Panel? Wenzel's November 3 Webinar Draws the Line Between Trained Staff and Qualified Electricians
Published on 10/12/2026 at 18:40 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Companies that send employees anywhere near electrical equipment carry a legal duty that goes well beyond handing over a screwdriver and a safety briefing. On November 3, 2026, the consultancy Wenzel will run an online training session titled "Elektro Unterwiesene Person (EUP) – Grundlagen der Elektrotechnik," or "Electrically Instructed Person – Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering," according to an industry report dated October 12, 2026.
The course is built around the theoretical and regulatory groundwork that underpins safe work in and around electrical installations, with the stated aim of strengthening companies' legal footing on occupational safety.
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The rulebook behind the training
At the heart of the programme sit two pillars of German workplace safety practice: DGUV Vorschrift 3, the accident-prevention regulation issued by the statutory accident insurance institutions, and DIN VDE 0105-100, the standard governing the safe operation of electrical installations. Together they set binding benchmarks for protection against electrical hazards and spell out which precautions must be observed as a matter of routine on site.
Broader legislation also features in the curriculum. Participants will work through requirements under the Occupational Safety and Health Act (Arbeitsschutzgesetz) as well as relevant provisions of the Works Constitution Act (Betriebsverfassungsgesetz). Employers are legally obliged to systematically reduce workplace hazards and to instruct staff before they take on tasks on or near electrical equipment.
Where instructed persons stop and electricians begin
A central thread running through the session is the boundary between an electrically instructed person and a fully qualified electrician — a distinction the organisers treat as decisive for limiting liability exposure and for making sure jobs land only with people whose training matches the risk.
Qualified electricians, by virtue of their education, hold overall technical responsibility and may assess complex work on their own. An instructed person, by contrast, is trained for defined partial tasks and operates under supervision or according to clearly set out work instructions. The seminar examines the outer edges of that remit, aiming to head off misreadings in day-to-day operations and the hazards that come with overestimating one's own competence.
Who the session is for
Wenzel has designed the course for staff who regularly come into contact with electrical equipment or installations, as well as for employees preparing to take on the instructed-person role. Also in scope are companies that want to qualify workers for supporting tasks in a targeted way and, in doing so, meet their statutory instruction obligations.
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Running the session online on November 3, 2026 is intended to give businesses a location-independent format, letting them fold current safety standards into their operations without pulling staff off site.
