NFPA 70E: Arc Flash Electrical Safety & 2017 National Electrical Code®
National Technology Transfer, Inc.

Delivery Method

Seminar

Target Audience
Electricians, Linemen & Utility workers, Apprentice and experienced HVAC technicians, many others...

Summary
In this NFPA training seminar we combine installation with safe work practices - 2017 NEC® & 2018 NFPA 70E®

Description/Agenda

In this NFPA training seminar we combine installation with safe work practices  – 2017 NEC® & 2018 NFPA 70E®.

Electrical safety training provides you with the education needed to complete your job safely. According to the US Department of Labor, electrocution is one of the main causes of on-the job deaths of industrial workers. Within this group, skilled trades’ personnel — electricians in particular — are two times more likely to be seriously injured or killed than non-skilled trade personnel.

This NFPA 70E and NEC® seminar meets the training requirements of OSHA rule 1910:331-335.

OSHA’s mandated training requirements apply to employees who face a risk of electric shock that is not reduced to a safe level by the electrical installation requirements of 1910.303 through 1910.308.

Audience

People who will benefit from attending this NFPA training seminar include:

• Electricians
• Mechanics
• Environmental health & safety personnel
• Apprentice and experienced HVAC technicians
• Supervisors working on or who oversee employees working on 50V or greater equipment
• Linemen & Utility workers
• Owners & managers
• Warehouse employees
• Maintenance Technicians
• Energy management personnel
• Fire Alarm Technicians
• Plant & facility maintenance technicians
• Building engineers
• Building managers & superintendents
• Plant & facility managers
• Stationary engineers
• Safety directors

What You Will Learn

Participants in this NFPA training will gain an understanding of the latest additions, revision, and changes to both standards. The seminar is a 5-day intensive classroom program – it is split into 2 days of 2018 NFPA 70E® electrical safety and 3 days of lecture around the 2017 NEC®.

Topics covered during this training include:

• Safety precautions around electricity, installation, grounding and bonding, and more.
• NFPA 70E Arc Flash electrical safety
• Current NFPA 70E standards
• Risk Assessment approach and determining normal operating condition.
• Why safe electrical work practices are important
• What can be done to ensure your organization meets all government standards for electrical safety.

Workshop Agenda

2-days: NFPA 70E Electrical Safety

• Hazards of electricity (shock, arc, blast)
• Approach boundaries (shock and flash)
• Qualified vs. Unqualified vs. Licensed
• Review of safe related work practices (including test meters, over current protection)
• Risk Assessment approach
• Determining normal operating condition.
• Risk categories using the tables in the NFPA 70E
• PPE with Arc Flash Protection (ATPV or flame retardant)
• Emergency Response requirements and best practices

3-days: National Electrical Code® (NEC®)

• Branch circuits and feeders
• Various calculations
• Services
• Conductors and over current protection
• Wiring methods
• Review of raceway and boxes
• Wiring materials: switches, switchboards and panel boards
• Motors, generators, A/C and refrigeration, plus fire pumps
• Transformers
• Special locations
• Understanding the rules for over current protection
• Industrial control panels (Article 409)
• Arc flash labeling (Article 110)
• Motor disconnect location rules (Article 430)
• NEC© 2017 Code Changes

At the end of this seminar students will be able to:

1. Understand how NEC® safeguards people and property.
2. Apply 2017 NFPA 70E best practices within your facility.
3. Make your facility and operations compliant to the most updated codes and regulations.
4. Become current with the most recent NEC® and NFPA 70E updates.

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