Electrical Safety

Electricity has become the sign of civilized human society. Though everyone uses electricity, the electrical safety principles taught to us are either forgotten or overlooked by us at various point of time. Every year loss of many lives and properties damage cases occur due to electrical accidents and fires.

The failure of management of industrial and electrical plants, as well as consumers of electricity, to consider safety aspects can result in the risk of personnel injury and/or property harm. A quick look at some electrical installations shows the need for important safety features such as a fence, a good earthing system, clean insulators, well-dressed cables in cable trenches, and clean surroundings while high voltage installations need special care and attention.

Legal training requirement / obligation on employer

• Osha-29 cfr 1910.332

Training course content

• Concerned about electricity 
• Electrical circuits 
• Rules of electricity 
• Voltages and amperes 
• Effects on the human body 
• Body’s resistance
• Resistance varies
• Additional resistance 
• General electrical hazards
• Hazard control 
• Methods of de-energizing
• Protection of area and personnel
• Safe work practices.
• Approaching the incident
• Portable power tools 
• Extension cords 
• Electrical cord 
• Circuit protection
• Grounding equipment 
• Ground fault circuit interrupters 
• Static electricity 
• Flammable/ignitable materials 
• Machine operators 
• Summary 

Learning outcomes of training

• Understand the importance of energy in the workplace.
• Understanding the associated risks & hazards.
• Knowledge on electrical standards and regulations.
• Knowing difference between qualified and unqualified worker.
• Impact of electricity on the human body.
• Recognizing the importance of isolating equipment and the methods of safe isolation.
• Recognizing the importance of safe working systems.
• Documentation required to ensure that any risk to worker is minimized.

Who should attend training

• Electrical safety training seeks to provide more practical guidelines for all related staff in order to ensure safe monitoring of electrical work, such as
• Maintenance personnel specially electricians
• Personnel’s using power tools
• Engineers who work with electrical devices
• Workers who work near source of high voltage
• Personnel’s who are tasked with extinguishing electrical fire
• Employees who deal with high voltage batteries and vehicle service workers
• On-site supporting personnel

Benefits of the training

There’s no substitute for training when you need to keep people safe near electrical hazards. This training protects workers from serious electrical accidents and protects companies from the associated liabilities.

The training modules encourage accident prevention efforts such as hazard recognition, the proper way to work on energized equipment, the need for appropriate safety measures, efficient use of ppe, and compliance with legislation and so on.