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
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