Identify and mitigate electrical safety hazards in the workplace

Hundreds of people every year experience severe electrical injuries on the job. These injuries occur from contact with live power, burns from Arc Flash, injuries from Arc Blast, and shocks or electrocution. Many of these incidents involve people with little or no experience working with or around electricity. People who work on or near live parts, as well as people responsible for employee safety, need to be up to date on electrical safety in the workplace.

NFPA 70E is used as a descriptive manual to meet the prescriptive requirements of OSHA for safety in the workplace. This seminar provides the vital information you need to reduce injuries and comply with OSHA regulations CFR29-1910 for general industry and 1926 for construction. Retraining is required at least every three years.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify electrical safety hazards and plan protective schemes and techniques to address each hazard
• Explain what safety requirements employers are legally required to provide for their workers
• Recognize the steps needed to work safely on or near live parts
• Analyze work tasks and select the appropriate PPE
• Determine the hazard risk category classification of a given task
• Identify specific requirements for energizing and de-energizing power circuits
• Explain the intent and limitations of personal protective equipment
• Use an appropriate approach to assure adequate PPE for diverse tasks
• Determine the specific steps to be taken to ensure an electrically safe work condition
• Implement Lockout/Tagout procedures applicable to any given facility or activity
• Determine the training and re-training requirements 
• Explain components of warning labels and used proper techniques to reduce injury
• Identify boundaries for different electrical hazards

Who Will Benefit:
Anyone concerned with electrical safety including: safety managers, electrical engineers, plant managers, facility maintenance personnel, electricians, electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, risk managers, and project managers.