Electrical Safety & Arc Flash

Recognise shock, arc-flash and arc-blast hazards, respect the shock and arc-flash approach boundaries, de-energise with lockout/tagout, verify the absence of voltage, and select arc-rated PPE by incident energy — to NFPA 70E and OSHA 1910.331–335.

What you will learn

  • Explain and apply: The three electrical hazards.
  • Explain and apply: Approach boundaries.
  • Explain and apply: De-energise first: LOTO & the energized-work permit.
  • Explain and apply: Arc-rated PPE by category.
  • Explain and apply: Hierarchy of controls for electrical risk.
  • Explain and apply: Qualified vs unqualified persons & safe work practices.
  • Explain and apply: When something goes wrong.

modules

  1. The three electrical hazards
  2. Approach boundaries
  3. De-energise first: LOTO & the energized-work permit
  4. Arc-rated PPE by category
  5. Hierarchy of controls for electrical risk
  6. Qualified vs unqualified persons & safe work practices
  7. When something goes wrong

Awareness training only. It does not replace site-specific training, competent-person duties, practical assessment or legal authorization.

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