Electrical Safety Course

What You Will Learn:

By the end of this course you will have a complete understanding of the requirements outlined by OSHA. You will be able to take this knowledge and educate your employees on OSHA safety standards. You will also learn about…

• Improved safety awareness
• Newly revised NFPA 70E Standard; NFPA 70B; NFPA 79;
• How OSHA’s requirements affect your facility and personnel
• Protection from arc flashes and blasts
• Personal protective equipment to protect against arc flashes and blasts
• Training requirements for personnel
• What it takes to provide a safe working environment for your employees
• and much more...
  

Who Should Enroll:

Anyone who works on or near energized electrical equipment.

OSHA Part 1910; Section 1910.332 Training; Table S-4 states that the following employees are required to be trained:

• Blue collar supervisors
• Electrical engineers
• Electricians
• Electronic equipment assemblers
• Industrial machine operators
• Mechanics and repairers
• Painters
• Riggers and roustabouts
• Stationary engineers
• Welders
• Management Personnel; so that they may evaluate their company's safety program.

DAILY OUTLINE

Day One:

1. Introduction to Electrical Safety and OSHA
2. Basic Electricity
3. Hazards of Electricity
4. Working Space About Electrical Equipment
5. Guarding Exposed Energized Parts
6. Proper use of Electric Cords and Cables
7. Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters and Ground-Fault Protection of Systems
8 . System and Circuit Grounding

Day Two:

1. Electrical Safety Related Work Practices
2. Training Requirements
3. Control of Hazardous Energy
4. Lockout/Tagout Procedures
5. Personal Protective Equipment
6. Model Safety Program

Materials:

Two books are provided with seminar. NFPA 70E , and Electrical Safety – Procedures and Practices by Steven J. Owen.