PLEASE NOTE: THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THIS SEMINAR ARE IDENTICAL TO AMERICAN TRAINCO's,
STANDARD 2-DAY LECTURE SEMINAR. THE ADDITIONAL THIRD DAY OF THIS SEMINAR ADDS PRACTICAL
APPLICATIONS, HANDS-ON EXERCISES AND STUDENT DEMONSTRATIONS FOR ATTENDEES REQUIRING MORE
IN-DEPTH TRAINING.
"I walked out with an interest in living longer."
Martin Shaw - Project Manager - Salt River Indian Comm.
Purpose of Seminar:
The Electrical Safety and 70E Arc Flash Protection training course
is designed to save lives, prevent disabling injuries, and prevent damage
to plants, building and equipment.
Based on NFPA 70E, students attending this course will gain an immense
respect for the power of electricity. They will learn about personal
safety for working on or around electrical systems and equipment, how
to use proper materials and procedures for doing electrical work - and
the potential consequences for themselves or others if they don't.
Taught as if they were our own employees, students are given practical
instruction that they can immediately apply when they go back to their
workplace. This course also helps companies' meet their OSHA training
obligations as outlined in CFR 1910.331-335.
A third "hands-on" day is added to the class
so that students can demonstrate what they have learned by participating in
classroom exercises and taking the ATMT (American Trainco Maintenance Technician)
Electrical Safety Certification exam.
Whether your employees are machine operators, maintenance personnel
or experienced electricians, this course is an absolute "must"
for anyone working on or around electrically energized systems and equipment.
Who should take this course?
This seminar is a must for anyone who works on or around any electrically
energized equipment at industrial plants, utilities or commercial and
private building facilities. From machine operators and janitorial personnel,
to maintenance workers and experienced electricians - anyone who comes
in contact with electrical equipment must receive Electrical Safety
training to be in compliance with the requirements of OSHA standard
CFR 1910.331-.335.
All Maintenance Personnel in:
- Manufacturing Plants
- Commercial Buildings
- Hospitals
- Waste Water Facilities
- Schools
- Government Buildings
- Research Facilities
- Shopping Centers
- Apartment Buildings
- Airports
Including:
- All Electricians - any level
- Maintenance & Electrical Supervisors
- Machine Operators
- Maintenance Millwrights & Mechanics
- HVAC Technicians
- Field Service Technicians
- Building Engineers
- Stationary Engineers
- Building & Maintenance Managers
- Multi-craft & Cross Training Personnel
- Environmental Safety & Health Personnel
What will you learn?
Attendees will learn to:
1. How to identify electrical hazards
2. The difference between "qualified" and "unqualified"
electrical workers
3. Safe approach distances to exposed electrical conductors
4. Improvements in PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for electrical
safety
5. "Hot Work" rules
6. Proper work practices in wet or damp locations containing electricity
7. Lockout/Tagout procedures for electrical equipment and systems
8. Safety requirements for electrical installations
9. Damage caused to equipment from poor electrical safety practices
10. Damage caused to people from poor electrical safety practices
11. Just how much voltage is too much voltage for the human body to
handle
12. How OSHA Rules apply to your job & workplace
13. What it takes to establish compliance
14. OSHA penalties for noncompliance
15. Determine Hazard Risk Categories using the NFPA 70E tables and from equipment labels
16. Establish appropriate boundaries specified in NFPA 70E and OSHA requirements
17. Select and put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the task
18. Demonstrate the proper care and use of electrical PPE
19. Demonstrate safe work practice within the limited approach boundary
20. Take the ATMT Electrical Safety Certification Exam
21. Changes for 2012
Course Agenda
I. Electrical Safety & the Qualified Electrical Worker
- A. Background, Responsibilities & Requirements
- B. Safety Standard Types: NFPA 70E & Others
- C. OSHA Electrical Safety Regulations Overview
II. Electrical Hazards
- A. Power of Electricity - Shock, Arc-Flash & Arc-blast
- B. How to identify electrical hazards
- C. Electrical Fires
- D. Electrical Burns
- E. Static Electricity
- F. Accident Prevention
- G. Emergency Response
III. Safety Related Work Practices
- A. Definitions
- B. General Requirements
- C. Establishing Safe Work Condition
- D. Electrical Lockout / Tagout
- E. Working on or near Energized Parts
- F. Safe Approach Distances
- G. Energized Work Permit
- H. Conducting an Arc Flash Analysis
- I. Reading Arc Flash One Line Diagrams
- J. Determining PPE Requirements from the Arc Flash Analysis
IV. Safety Related Maintenance Requirements
- A. General Maintenance Requirements
- B. Substations, Switchgear, Switchboards, Panelboards, Motor Control
Centers, Disconnect Switches
- C. Premises Wiring
- D. Controller Equipment
- E. Fuses & Circuit Breakers
- F. Rotating Equipment
- G. Hazardous (Classified) Locations
- H. Batteries & Battery Rooms
- I. Portable Electrical Tools & Equipment (PPR)
V. Safety-Related Work Practices & Requirements for Special
Equipment
- A. Electrolytic Cells
- B. Batteries & Battery Rooms
- C. Lasers
- D. Power Electronic Equipment
VI. Electrical Safety Program
- A. Setting up an Electrical Safety Program
- B. Implementing an Electrical Safety Program
- C. Complying with NFPA 70E®
- D. Interpreting Arc Flash Analysis Reports
- E. Determining your PPE Requirements
VII. Changes for 2012
Hands-On Day 3
VIII. Hands-On Training and Student Demonstrations
- A. Determine Hazard Risk Categories using the NFPA 70E tables and from equipment labels
- B. Establish appropriate boundaries specified in NFPA 70E and OSHA requirements
- C. Select Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the task
- D. Demonstrate the proper care and use of electrical PPE
- E. Demonstrate safe work practice within the limited approach boundary
- F. ATMT Electrical Safety Certification Exam
What You Will Take Home
• American Trainco Seminar Manual - detailing all presentation
material covered n the class
• Personalized Training Certificate with .8 American Trainco Continuing
Education Units for each day attended (2.4 for all 3 days), approved
by the MTAA and ACE
• All the information you need from asking our instructors specific
questions about your own equipment or facility.
Common Questions about Arc Flash
Q: What happens in an arc flash or arc blast?
A: Arc flashes cause electrical equipment to explode, resulting
in an arc-plasma fireball. Temperatures may exceed 35,000° F (the
surface of the sun is 9000° F). These high temperatures cause rapid
heating of surrounding air and extreme pressures, resulting in an arc
blast. The arc blast will likely vaporize all solid copper conductors;
solid copper expands to 67,000 times its original volume when it is
vaporized. In addition, measurements taken on a test mannequin during
a laboratory arc flash detected sound levels of 141.5 decibels at two
(2) feet from the blast, and pressure levels of 2,160 pounds per square
foot (psf) in the immediate vicinity of the arc blast.
Q: What is NFPA 70 E?
A: NFPA 70 E is intended to provide guidance with respect to
electrical safe work practices.
Q: What is the difference between NFPA 70 (NEC®) and NFPA 70E?
A: The National Electrical Code® is generally considered
an electrical installation document and protects employees under normal
circumstances. NFPA 70E is intended to provide guidance with respect
to electrical safe work practices
Q: What standards regulate electrical safety and arc flash hazards?
A: There are four main regulations that govern electrical safety
and arc flash.
1. OSHA Standards 29-CFR, Part 1910. Occupational Safety and Health
Standards. 1910 sub part S (electrical) Standard number 1910.333 specifically
addresses Standards for Work Practices and references NFPA 70E. OSHA
compliance is required by any plant building or facility.
2. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 70 - 2002
"The National Electrical Code" (NEC) contains requirements
for warning labels.
3. NFPA 70E provides guidance on implementing appropriate work practices
that are required to safeguard workers from injury while working on
or near exposed electrical conductors or circuit parts that could become
energized.
4. The Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) 1584
- 2002 Guide to Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations
Q: What is Electrical Flash Hazard Analysis?
A: Prior to commencing work on electrically energized conductors
> 50 volts, NFPA 70E Article 130.3 requires that a flash hazard analysis
be performed to identify work tasks that must be performed while electrical
equipment remains energized. Instead of performing a detailed analysis,
however, Table 130.7 (C)(9)(A) (Hazard Risk Category Classifications)
may be utilized to identify various job tasks and the corresponding
hazard risk category.
NFPA 70 E Article 130.3 (A) requires employers to establish a flash
protection boundary - a distance from exposed energized electrical parts
at which an employee could sustain a second degree burn if an electric
arc flash were to occur. Employees performing work on energized conductors
inside this boundary must be protected with appropriate Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE). In most cases, the flash protection boundary for electrical
systems 600 volts and below will be four (4) feet.
Optional ATMT Certification® Testing
An optional ATMT® Certification exam is available for this training topic. Please visit
ATMT® Testing and Certification for more information.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
All students attending our seminars receive a personalized Certificate of Completion and .8 CEUs
(Continuing Education Units) per day of training. Over 40,000 employers and government agencies who
have sent their employees to our classes accept American Trainco CEUs for continuing education
requirements. Our administration and record keeping practices meet or exceed the standards of ACE
(American Council on Education) and we are able to provide transcripts of all classes attended and
tests taken by individual students. Please contact us if our CEUs are not yet accepted by your authority.
We will initiate an application to get the approval process started.
In House Training
You can bring this or any American Trainco seminar directly to your plant or facility. We offer
dozens of courses
covering a broad range of maintenance and maintenance management topics. Our expert instructors
are among the most experienced in the industry and can modify or customize training programs to
meet your specific needs - whether you need a short refresher course or an in depth program that
focuses on your equipment and processes. In house training reduces the training cost per employee
and limits the time required away from work. There are several other
advantages of in house training as well.
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