Our Services

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We support the development, review and practical application of Electrical Safety Rules and associated procedures, ensuring they are robust, compliant and usable in operational environments.

Typical support includes:

• Development and revision of Operational Safety Rules (OSRs), WESRs and local safety rules
• Alignment of rules with statutory requirements, network standards and operational practice
• Development of supporting instructions, guidance notes and operational workflows
• Implementation support, including briefings, training and transition planning

Experience includes authoring SSE Renewables OSRs, developing WESRs and supporting their application across offshore and onshore assets.

We provide independent, experienced support for the assessment, authorisation and ongoing competence of electrical personnel.

Typical support includes:

• Assessment and reauthorisation of CP, AP, SAP and Control roles
• Authorisation Officer and Designated Engineer panel support
• Development of competence criteria, assessment standards and records
• Mentoring and development of authorised and developing personnel

Our team has acted as Authorisation Officers, Trainers and Assessors across offshore wind and transmission networks.

HarVolt provides hands-on operational support for high-voltage and low-voltage systems, informed by extensive SAP and control room experience.

Typical support includes:

• Development and review of HV/LV operational procedures
• Planning and checking of switching programmes and safety documentation
• Support during energisation, commissioning and return-to-service activities
• Interface management between commissioning teams, O&M and contractors

Experience includes Lead SAP roles on Dogger Bank and operational delivery on 400 kV AC and 320 kV DC systems.

We deliver independent assurance to confirm that electrical safe systems of work are being applied effectively and consistently.

Typical support includes:

• Planned and unplanned operational audits
• Field and control room inspections
• Compliance reviews against safety rules, procedures and authorisations
• Readiness reviews for energisation, outages and commissioning stages
• Close-out support to verify corrective actions

This work is informed by audit and assurance activity delivered across offshore wind and transmission assets.

We support organisations during planned outages and unplanned fault scenarios, providing experienced operational leadership and technical support.

Typical support includes:

• Outage planning, coordination and sequencing
• Review of isolations, earthing and restoration strategies
• On-site or remote support during critical switching and fault response
• Post-event review of system behaviour, switching efficiency and resilience

Experience includes emergency response and outage leadership within National Grid and offshore wind environments.

We provide structured incident investigation support focused on identifying root causes and embedding meaningful learning.

Typical support includes:

• Lead or second-party incident investigations
• Root-cause analysis and corrective action development
• Production of learning briefs, toolbox talks and safety communications
• Follow-up assurance to confirm effectiveness of actions

Investigations are informed by TapRooT-based methodologies and operational experience across HV networks.

We deliver targeted training and development to strengthen competence and confidence across operational roles.

Typical support includes:

• Electrical Safety Rules training (OSR / WESR / network-specific rules)
• HV/LV operational and switching training
• Control room decision-making and outage readiness
• Coaching and mentoring for newly authorised personnel

Training is delivered by a team with real-world SAP, control and authorisation experience.