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Qualified Electrical Worker & NFPA 70E Electrical Safe Work Practices -Virtual

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Drinking Water and Wastewater

High Environmental Health & Safety Consulting Ltd.

Steven High

shigh@high.net

7172934483 Ext.

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PLEASE REFER TO THE CLASS ROOM FORMAT OF THIS CLASS AS IT SHOULD ALIGN. -- It is the same course delivered VIRTUALLY. This program is designed to increase awareness of electrical hazards present in a work place and assist organizations and individuals in meeting the OSHA and NFPA 70E training requirements for a qualified person. The training is intended to meet the following electrical standards: RELATED REGULATORY STANDARDS: 1910.332 (a) Scope. The training requirements contained in this section apply to employees who face a risk of electric shock that is not reduced to a safe level by the electrical installation requirements of 1910.303 through 1910.308. 1910.332 (b) Content of training. (1) Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments. And NFPA 70E Article 110.6 - Electrical Safety Training. The training requirements contained in 110.6 shall apply to employees exposed to electrical hazard when the risk associated with that hazard is not reduced to a safe level by the applicable electrical installation requirements...(1) Qualified Person. A qualified person shall be trained and knowledgeable in the construction and operation of equipment or a specific work method and be trained to identify and avoid the electric hazards that might be present with respect to that equipment or work method.

Intermediate thru Advanced

HAZARD AWARENESS & PREVENTION STRATEGIES – 2.5 Hours 1) Course Introduction and Class Applications 2) Electrical Experiences 3) Defining Electricity (the atomic definition) 4) Epidemiology of Electrical Injury, Fatality and Citations – Interesting Trends & Statistics 5) The Hazards of Electricity – Indirect & Direct Injury a) Electrical Burn b) Injury Process c) Arc Flash Injury d) Arc Blast Injury 6) Understanding Arc Flash / Blast Factors - Causes 7) Electrocution & Shock Triangle a) Pathway of Electrical Shock and Physiology b) Shock Duration Aspects c) Electrical Energy Aspects d) Voltage Defined (E, volts) e) Amperage Defined (I, Ampere, Milliampere) f) Wattage 8) Electrical Shock Impact based on Energy 9) Discussion of Methods of Release & Post-Contact Actions 10) Overhead Line Ground Potentials 11) Electrical Resistance (Ohms) 12) Ohm’s Law in Electrical Shock 13) AC Circuits and Impedance (Z) – Ohm’s Law Modified 14) Standards Governing Electrical Safety a) OSHA – 29 CFR 1910,

Any individual who may be involved in electrical maintenance, testing or overseeing others doing this work involving voltages over 50 volts. Any individual responsible for the safety of operations at a facility that has qualified workers who perform electrical-related tasks.

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