Electrical Hazards: Shock, Electrocution, Arc Flash and Arc Blast (2021 Edition)


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the basic criteria for electrical safety-related work practices stipulated in the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. It presents detailed information on the practices, programs, techniques, and processes related to electrical work, in accordance with the NFPA Standard. This course was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.



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

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Electrical Hazards: Shock, Electrocution, Arc Flash and Arc Blast (2021 Edition)

  • Electrical Hazards: Shock, Electrocution, Arc Flash and Arc Blast (2021 Edition)
  • identify safety responsibilities that are specific to employers
  • Knowledge Check: Identifying Employers' Safety Responsibilities
  • identify employees' safety responsibilities
  • Knowledge Check: Recognizing the Employees' Role in Promoting Safety
  • identify the three primary requirements in multi-employer relationships
  • Knowledge Check: Meeting Multi-employer Requirements
  • identify the NFPA 70E training requirements for qualified workers
  • Knowledge Check: Following NFPA 70E Training Requirements
  • identify the NFPA 70E training requirements for unqualified workers
  • Knowledge Check: Providing Training for Unqualified Workers
  • match topics of the NFPA 70E standard with the chapters in which they can be found
  • Knowledge Check: Reviewing the NFPA 70E Standard
  • identify examples of electrical hazards that NFPA 70E seeks to protect against
  • Knowledge Check: Identifying Types of Electrical Hazards
  • identify examples of the eight steps used to establish and verify electrical equipment is in an electrically safe work condition
  • Knowledge Check: Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition
  • identify the safety procedures observed by employees involved in the lockout/tagout process
  • Knowledge Check: Recognizing Lockout/Tagout Safety Procedures
  • identify situations where one qualified person should have full responsibility for the lockout/tagout procedure
  • Knowledge Check: Following Lockout/Tagout Protocols
  • identify conditions under which it is safe to re-energize equipment and return it to service
  • Knowledge Check: Staying Safe When Re-energizing Equipment
  • identify hazards associated with working within the limited approach boundary of energized electrical conductors or circuit parts
  • Knowledge Check: Identifying Limited Approach Boundary Hazards
  • identify what is determined in a shock risk assessment
  • Knowledge Check: Conducting Shock Risk Assessments
  • identify what is determined in an arc flash risk assessment
  • Knowledge Check: Performing an Arc Flash Risk Assessment
  • identify the three alerting techniques to warn employees about electrical hazards
  • Knowledge Check: Warning Employees about Electrical Hazards
  • match descriptions of protective clothing to their corresponding arc flash PPE categories as specified in NFPA 70E
  • Knowledge Check: Identifying Arc Flash PPE Categories
  • identify guidelines on the use of CPR with a shock victim
  • Knowledge Check: Providing CPR to a Shock Victim
  • identify examples of the correct steps followed to rescue a shock victim
  • Knowledge Check: Rescuing a Shock Victim
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_e52_sh_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone