Arc Flash Safety Class

Service Description

Goals 1. Provide online arc flash safety training to meet OSHA, NFPA 70E, and NFPA listed abilities for qualified individuals 2. Provide training for awareness of NFPA 70E recognized electrical hazards for qualified individuals, unqualified individuals, supervisors, managers 3. Provide an understanding of safe work practices for working on or near live electrical equipment Topics 1. Personnel Involved with Electrical Tasks 2. Electrical Safety Regulations & Standards 3. Recognized Electrical Hazards 4. Electrical Safety Policies & Practices – General 5. Equipment Hazard Labeling 6. Personal Protective Equipment & Tools 7. Hazard Mitigation – Basic Maintenance Guidelines Personnel Involved with Electrical Tasks 1. Who performs electrical tasks in your facility? 2. Definition of qualified individuals Electrical Safety Regulations & Standards 1. Hierarchy of regulations and standards 2. OSHA regulations 3. NFPA standards Recognized Electrical Hazards 1. Cause & Effect 2. Electrical Shock 3. Arc Flash & Arc Blast Electrical Safety Policies & Practices – General 1. Lockout/Tagout – Establishing an electrically safe work condition 2. Energized electrical work permits & job briefings 3. Good practices for fuses, breakers, and enclosures 1. Basis for hazard labeling – arc flash risk assessment 2. NFPA 70E vs. NEC (NFPA 70) 3. Label layout and information 4. Label placement on equipment 5. Boundaries and barricading Personal Protective Equipment & Tools 1. Levels & descriptions of arc flash personal protective equipment 2. Voltage rated gloves 3. Insulated tools 4. Digital multi-meter selection & use Hazard Mitigation – Basic Maintenance Guidelines 1. Role of over-current protection 2. Examples of arc flash with different of over-current protection