Scope
This 4-hour program meets the minimum requirements for training on OSHA-mandated "Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices" for those non-electrical employees whose work may expose them to the hazard of being near or exposed to electrical parts operating at 50 volts or more to ground.  Various interactive instructional techniques will be used throughout the course including the use of Participant/Observer role-playing using video case studies of actual accidents to help the participants use the information learned from this course both at work and at home.  The course has been designed to meet objectives in both the cognitive and affective educational domains to provide the participants with not only the “what’s” of the electrical work practices but also the “whys”.  This course can be built around your company’s written electrical work practices, if available, or the program can be presented using industry best practices based upon the information presented in 29CFR1910.300-399, 29CFR1926.400-499 and NFPA 70, 70B and 70E consensus industrial standards.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

• Know the First AID of Electrical Safety:

  Aware of the hazard of electricity

  Identify unsafe work practices

  Do the right thing by following safe work practices

• Describe the Hazards of Electricity
• Identify Unsafe Work Practices
• Know the Right Way to a Job by Following Safe Work Practices

Outline

• Introduction
• The Nature of Electricity
  • Volts, Ohms, and Amps
  • Hazards of Electricity
    • Shock
    • Arc
    • Blast
  • Protection Strategies to Avoid Accidents and Injuries
    
• Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices discussed within the Case Studies:
  • Cord and Plug Connected Tools and Equipment
  • Electrical Switching Procedures
  • Extension Cords and Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs)
  • Power Drops, Elevated Work Practices, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO),
  • Overcurrent and Short Circuit Protection Devices
  • The Importance of Pre-job Briefings
  • Proper Identification of Disconnection Devices and Conductor
  • Ladders and other Elevated Work
    
• Conclusion
  • Post Test
  • Completion of Course Evaluation