Electrical Safety (General Industry)
Electricity has long been recognized as a serious workplace hazard, exposing employees to such dangers as electric shock, electrocution, burns, fires, and explosions. To handle electricity safely, it is necessary to understand how it acts, how it can be directed, what hazards it presents, and how these hazards can be controlled.
Objective
This course provides an overview of basic electrical safety for individuals with little or limited training or familiarity with electrical hazards.
Regulation
OSHA 1910.301 Subpart S
Who Should Attend
Any worker who may use extension cords, electric tools, etc.
Course Content
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Identify how electricity works and what the primary electrical hazards are
- Identify the general training requirements of the OSHA Standard for Qualified and Unqualified Employees
- Identify safe work practices, including how to properly lock and tagout equipment, guard live parts, and ground equipment using circuit protection devices
- Select the proper primary and secondary PPE and identify basic safety practices for tools
- Identify workplace hazards and how to prevent them using warning signs, properly using portable cords and cables, and practicing good housekeeping
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