ELECTRICAL SAFETY ONLINE COURSE OVERVIEW
This online Electrical Safety course provides a well-rounded approach to electrical safety basics and will increase understanding of the dangers of electricity from a shock protection as well as an arc flash protection point of view.
With an increase in reported injuries or deaths associated with the use of electricity, electrical safety is becoming a more prominent health and safety topic in industry. Canada’s newest electrical standard, the CSA Z462-08, outlines the requirement for safeguarding workers from electrical hazards.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY ONLINE COURSE TOPICS:
In this online electrical safety course, the following topics are covered:
- Energy Flow and Barriers
- Insulation
- Safety basics
- Barriers
- Grounding and bonding
- Induction
- What is induction?
- Electrostatic induction
- Electromagnetic induction
- Induction testing procedures
- Basics of electrostatic discharge (ESD)
- Effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD)
- Principles of static control
- Static control products
- Step and Touch Potential
- Effects of step and touch potentials
- Effects of a ground fault
- Protection against step and touch potentials
- How a worker may receive a shock from step and touch potentials
- Ground mats and their uses
- Electricity and the Human Body
- Five primary electrical hazards
- Major factors which contribute to the effects of electricity on the body
- Delayed effects associated with electricity on the body
- Electrical Shock and Arc Flash Hazards: Approach Boundaries
- Types of boundary limitations
- Qualified and unqualified person
- Limited approach boundary
- Restricted approach boundary
- Prohibited approach boundary
- Arc flash protection boundary
- Electric shock hazard analysis
- Equipment labels
- Electrical Safety Training for the Qualified Electrical Employee
- Distinguishing appropriate qualifications for tasks
- Limited approach boundary for unqualified persons
- Voltage rated electrical gloves
- Personal protective equipment
- procedures for de-energizing equipment and verifying zero energy state
- Personal Protective Equipment
- When personal protective equipment is required (PPE)
- Types of necessary personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Limitations of personal protectice equipment (PPE)
- Maintenance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Safe Work Procedures
- Importance of a safe work procedure
- How to develop a safe work procedure
- Hazard assessments and risk evaluation
- Corded Electrical Equipment
- Care and use of power tools
- Power tool hazards
- Extension Cords
- Selection, use, and care of an extension cord
- Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters
- Types of ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI)
- Circuit Protection Devices
- The use of fuses and circuit breakers
PRICE:
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Course Duration
Approximately 120 minutes
Online test:
Testing conducted throughout this online Electrical Safety course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved. Supplemental materials necessary to complete this course can be accessed online.
Online Certificate of completion
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
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