Course Description

• One-day course
• Review of electrical fundamentals that are relevant to electrical safety
• An introduction to the 2009 NFPA 70E and its relationship with OSHA
• Review of electrical hazards derived from working on or near energized circuits, conductors or equipment
• Selection and usage of personal protective equipment required to protect oneself from electrical hazards
• Safe work practices that must be applied when working on or near exposed energized circuits, conductors, or equipment

2009 NFPA 70E Compliance Course Overview

• Review of General Electrical Fundamentals
  • Voltage
  • Transformers
  • Current Flow
  • Overcurrent protective devices
• Introduction to the 2009 NFPA 70E
  • Purpose
  • OSHA involvement
  • Training requirements
• Electrical Hazards and Electrical Safe Work Practices
  • Shock and its bodily effects
    - Definitions related to shock and shock protection
    - Electrical safe work practices-shock protection
• Establishing an electrically safe work condition
• Determining safe approach boundaries when exposed to energized parts, circuits, or equipment
• Selecting personal protective equipment working within safe approach boundaries
  • Arc flash/arc blast and their bodily effects
    - Definitions related to arc flash and arc flash protection
    - Electrical safe work practices-arc flash/blast protection
• Determining an arc flash boundary when exposed to energized parts, circuits, or equipment
• Selecting personal protective equipment when working within an arc flash boundary
  • Multimeter selection and safe usage
    - Selecting the right meter category (CAT I-IV)
    - Inspecting the meter and meter leads
    - Safely taking measurements/readings with the meter
• Questions and Answers.
• Summary 20-minute Arc Flash Video produced by NFPA
• Question and answer period