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Why Should You Take This Course?

Electricity has long been recognized as a serious workplace hazard, exposing employees to electric shock, electrocution, burns, fires, and explosions. In 1999, for example, 278 workers died from electrocutions at work, accounting for almost 5 percent of all on-the-job fatalities that year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. What makes these statistics more tragic is that most of these fatalities could have been easily avoided.

This course is designed for those who regularly work with electricity or who may be exposed to live electrical wiring or devices during the course of their job. By the end of this course, learners will be able to distinguish exposed live parts from other parts of electric equipment as well as identify other electrically related safety practices.

Who Is The Targeted Audience For This Course?

Electricity is essential to modern life, both at home and on the job. Some employees - engineers, electricians, electronic technicians, and power line workers, among them - work with electricity directly. Others, such as office workers and sales people, work with it indirectly. All employees and employers in construction and general industry should take this safety course. 

Learning Objectives:

• Identify the general safety-related work practices required by 29 CFR1910.331 through 29 CFR1910.335 that pertain to respective job assignments
• Identify necessary skills and techniques to distinguish exposed live parts from other parts of electric equipment
• Specify the clearance distances specified in 29 CFR 1910.333(c) and the corresponding voltages to which the qualified person will be exposed
• Identify other electrically related safety practices that are not specifically addressed by 29 CFR1910.331 through 29 CFR1910.335, but are necessary for safety reasons
• Identify the basic requirements of ground fault protection on construction sites
• Recognize hazardous (classified) locations
• Identify OSHA electrical standards for construction

Primary Regulations:  OSHA 29CFR 1926 Subpart K, Electrical - Installation Safety Requirements; OSHA 29CFR 1910 Subpart S, Electrical - Safety-Related Work Practices

Related Regulations: None