NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace
Electrical energy is dangerous, especially when those on the job site do not understand general electrical safety practices. Our NFPA 70E course defines work practice requirements used to avoid injury from working with electrical power. This course explains how to prevent harm from a release of electrical energy when working with electricity.
Working with electrical energy is a potentially dangerous and requires to be proper trained to fully understand how to work with it safely on the job site. During this training, students learns to minimize and prevent exposure to electrical hazards. This training also instructs the students on how to understand the relationship between OSHA and NFPA 70E.
Electrical injuries are severe and can be life threatening. Injuries and fatalities from electricity are due to shock, electrocution, arc flash, and arc blast. It is crucial to understand how to best prevent these events from happening.
OSHA refers to the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the workplace to protect workers from severe electrical hazards. Professionals working in or around electrical environments are required to meet NFPA 70E requirements and complete training.
Learning Objectives:
Understanding OSHA standards and NFPA 70E for electrical safety
Understand ARC ratings and ARC Flash
Creating safe working habits and climate
Understanding electrical shock hazards
Understand working with transformers and circuit breakers
Lockout/tagout
Understanding hazards of live parts
General standards on personal protective equipment
Time: This course has been is approximately 4 hours.
Topics Covered:
Introduction to NFPA 70E
Safety Related Work Practices
OSHA General Requirements for Electrical Safety Related Work Practices
Electrical Safety Program
Energized Electrical Work Permits
Lockout/Tagout
Working On or Near Live Parts
Arc Flash FR Clothing and PPE requirements
General NFPA 70E standards pertaining to Personal and other Protective Equipment
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