NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace 2009 Edition (Update Available)


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number


Overview/Description
This course will provide the public sectors with an understanding of the basic criteria for a comprehensive program that addresses electrical safety-related work practices in accordance with the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA)70E standard titled "Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace." Information presented will provide program elements, techniques, and processes that will apply to all electrical work.

Target Audience
Employees who are required to work on or near energized electrical circuits and their managers or supervisors

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

NFPA 70E Electrical Safety in the Workplace 2009 Edition (Update Available)

  • identify safety responsibilities that are specific to employees and employers
  • identify the three primary requirements in multi-employer relationships
  • identify the NFPA 70E training requirements for qualified and unqualified workers
  • match topics of the NFPA 70E standard with the chapters in which they can be found
  • identify examples of the three types of electrical hazards that the NFPA 70E standard seeks to protect against
  • identify examples of the six steps used to ensure conditions for electrically safe work
  • identify the safety procedures observed by employees involved in the lockout/tagout process
  • match lockout and tagout devices to their definitions
  • identify situations where one qualified person should have full responsibility for the lockout/tagout procedure
  • identify conditions under which it is safe to re-energize equipment and return it to service
  • identify hazards associated with work on live parts and circuits
  • identify what is determined in shock hazard and flash hazard analyses |w |w
  • match descriptions of protective clothing to their corresponding hazard risk categories as specified in NFPA 70E
  • identify guidance on the use of CPR with a shock victim as described by the NFPA 70 E standard
  • identify examples of the correct steps followed to rescue a shock victim
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