Electrical Hazards: Shock, Electrocution, Arc Flash and Arc Blast (2024)


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
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. The course was developed and reviewed with subject matter support provided by certified subject matter experts and industry professionals. 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

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.4

Lesson Objectives

Electrical Hazards: Shock, Electrocution, Arc Flash and Arc Blast (2024)

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • identify safety responsibilities that are specific to employers
  • identify employees' safety responsibilities
  • identify the three primary requirements in multi-employer relationships
  • Knowledge Check: Employer and Employee Safety Responsibilities
  • identify the NFPA 70E training requirements for qualified workers
  • identify the NFPA 70E training requirements for unqualified workers
  • Knowledge Check: NFPA 70E Training Requirements
  • match topics of the NFPA 70E standard with the chapters in which they can be found
  • identify examples of electrical hazards that NFPA 70E seeks to protect against
  • Knowledge Check: NFPA 70E Standard and Types of Electrical Hazards
  • identify examples of the eight steps used to establish and verify electrical equipment is in an electrically safe work condition
  • identify the safety procedures observed by employees involved in the lockout/tagout process
  • Knowledge Check: Electrically Safe Work Conditions and Lockout/Tagout
  • 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 working within the limited approach boundary of energized electrical conductors or circuit parts
  • Knowledge Check: Lockout/Tagout Protocols and Boundary Hazards
  • identify what is determined in an electric shock risk assessment
  • identify what is determined in an arc flash risk assessment
  • identify the three alerting techniques to warn employees about electrical hazards
  • Knowledge Check: Conducting Assessments and Warning Employees
  • recognize NFPA 70E arc flash PPE categories for protective clothing
  • identify measures that should be in place to prepare for incidents of electric shock
  • Knowledge Check: Arc Flash PPE and Handling Incidents
  • Course Number:
    sh_ehshsf_f93_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone