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Electrical Safety 70E® & Arc Flash Protection On-Site Training
A 2-Day Course Designed to Save Lives, Eliminate Injuries, and Prevent Damage to Plants, Building and Equipment - a Perennial Favorite for Students, now Including NFPA 70E® and Arc Flash Protection!
Course Description/Agenda
Course Competencies & Learning Objectives:
- How to identify electrical hazards
- The difference between “qualified” and “unqualified” workers
- Safe approach distances to exposed electrical conductors
- Improvements in PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
- “Hot Work" rules
- Proper work practices in wet or damp locations
- Lockout/Tagout procedures
- Safety requirements for electrical installations
- Damage caused to equipment from poor electrical safety practices
- Damage caused to people from poor electrical safety practices
- Just how much voltage is too much voltage for the human body to handle
- How OSHA Rules apply to your job & workplace
- What it takes to establish compliance
- OSHA penalties for noncompliance
Course Outline:
I. Electrical Safety & the Qualified Electrical Worker
- A. Background, responsibilities & requirements
- B. Types of Safety Standards: NFPA 70E & others
- C. OSHA Electrical Safety Regulations overview
II. Electrical Hazards
- A. Power of Electricity – Shock, Arc-Flash & Arc-blast
- B. How to identify electrical hazards
- C. Electrical Fires
- D. Electrical Burns
- E. Static Electricity
- F. Accident Prevention
- G. Emergency Response
III. Safety Related Work Practices
- A. Definitions
- B. General Requirements
- C. Establishing Safe Work Condition
- D. Electrical Lockout / Tagout
- E. Working on or near Live Parts
- F. Safe Approach Distances
IV. Safety Related Maintenance Requirements
- A. General Maintenance Requirements
- B. Substations, Switchgear, Switchboards, Panelboards, Motot Control Centers, Disconnect Switches
- C. Premisis Wiring
- D. Controller Equipment
- E. Fuses & Circuit Breakers
- F. Rotating Equipment
- G. Hazardous (Classified) Locations
- H. Batteries & Battery Rooms
- I. Portable Electrical Tools & Equipment (PPR)
V. Safety-Related Work Practices & Requirements for Special Equipment
- A. Electrolytic Cells
- B. Batteries & Battery Rooms
- C. Lasers
- D. Power Electronic Equipment
VI. Installation Safety Requirements
- A. General Requirements for Electrical Installations
- B. Wiring Design & Protection
- C. Wiring Methods, Components & Equipment for General Use
- D. Specific Purpose Equipment & Installations
- E. Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Class I, II & III
- F. Special Systems
- G. Guarding of Live Parts
- H. Grounding
- I. Ground Fault Protection
- J. Temporary Wiring
VII. Electrical Safety Program
- A. Setting up an Electrical Safety Program
- B. Implementing an Electrical Safety Program
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