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You are correct the Pilz one is much more the sort of thing that you would need, the wording and the approach seem much more in line with what I would expect.
But the tinson one (with the one above it in the list) might be OK, it will not lead to a qualification but should be good as continuous professional development.
If you truly want to be safe then you would need to do a long course or be mentored over a long period by an experienced person.
As you say you would not get an expensive course approved then you will not have a comprehensive knowledge simple as that.
However if you do some short one day courses this may give you enough knowledge to be able to assess more fully the actual courses that you would need to be safe.
TUV SUD have a free downloadable guide to machinery safety, a free half day workshop, full day training courses (£225 30 d in advance), Machinery safety essentials, electrical machinery safety.
Conformance have a one day course on safety control systems (£350)
HSL have one day courses in Buxton for machinery supply and PUWER (£395)
perhaps some of these may help to steer you in the direction of better training courses and also give you a powerful argument why you need the course, because you then know what you need.
Remember I do not know your level of capability the type of machines you wish to repair/install or your current training level.
It is possible that reading books will be enough to ensure that you can understand the theory and then you could look for a practical course or mentor with someone experienced in your company to hone this knowledge.
It is unlikely that reading alone will be enough to ensure you are fully competent, but if you already have basic level of electrical knowledge and are good at learning and applying the learning then it could be enough.
It is a pity that you do not have someone to bounce ideas off, it does make things easier.
The two courses are actually fairly similar one focuses more on the testing for electrical faults and the other on understanding the components.
As you are already a mechanical engineer I would assume you do know how things work in general even if you are not up to speed with the electrical side, if this is the case then I would say the course covering more of the testing i.e. the electrical fault finding one would be of more use.
You must be aware of the regulations in place for what you are going to be doing so that your company is not liable in case of problems.
You can read up on the components specific to your machines.
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