Electrical Safety: General Awareness
Learning objectives
- Identify the hazards associated with electricity: shock and fire
- Explain how electricity works regarding hazards on the job
- Describe basic safety controls and practices at work
- Identify and explain how to respond to electrical emergencies
Course overview
This lesson prepares workers to work safely with and around electricity. This lesson does not address arc-flash hazards and controls, lock-out/tag-out procedures, or high voltage (220V or 440V) electrical safety.
- 17 minutes
- Format: Online Interactive
- English , Spanish
Course Outline
- What's So Dangerous?
- How Did I Get Shocked?
- How Do I Protect Myself?
- How Do I Help?
Regulations
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S - Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - 1910.335 Safeguards for personnel protection
- National Fire Protection Association Standards NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace
- OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart K - Electrical - 1926.416 General requirements
- OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart K - Electrical - 1926.417 Lockout and tagging of circuits
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S - Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - 1910.303 General
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S - Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - 1910.301 Introduction
- OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S - Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - 1910.332 Training