Electrical Safety – NFPA 70E 8 Hour
Prerequisites: This course shall have no formal pre-requisite.
Course Length: 8 hours – Course length shall vary depending on the number of delegates. Total course time includes breaks.
Class Size: The maximum number of delegates that may be trained and tested per instructor shall be thirty-five (35) in the classroom session
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Course Objective
- Provide delegates with the knowledge to safely perform work around energized and
non-energized electrical equipment. - Provide delegates with recommended practices and guidelines to perform safely while
working with electricity. - Delegates should be able to demonstrate knowledge during written examination.
Course Design
- Power Point© / Lecture / Audio Video / Visual Aids
Successful Course Completion
- Requires a minimum score of 75% or better.
- Grades shall be calculated by dividing the number of questions answered correctly by
the total number of exam questions. - Delegates will have no more than thirty (30) minutes to complete the exam.
Course Content Summary
- Classroom
Breaks: 10 minutes (approximately every hour)
Lunch: 1 Hour
Course Outline
Introduction
- Purpose
- Scope
- Covered
- Not Covered
Safety Related Work Practices
- Definitions
- Arc Flash Hazard
- Boundaries
- Arc Flash
- Limited Approach
- Restricted Approach
- De-energized
- Electrically Safe Work Condition
- Fault Current
- Fault Current Available
- Figure 100.0 Available Fault Current
- Incident Energy
- Incident Energy Analysis
- Nominal Voltage
- Qualified Person
- Risk Assessment
- Working Distance
- Application of Safety-Related Work Practices and Procedures
- Employer Responsibilities
- Employee Responsibilities
- General Requirements for Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices
- Electrical Safety Program
- Inspection
- Condition of Maintenance
- Awareness and Self-Discipline
- Electrical Safety Program Principles
- Electrical Safety Program Controls
- Electrical Safety Program Procedures
- Risk Assessment Procedures
- Human Error
- Hierarchy of Risk Control Methods
- Elimination
- Substitution
- Engineering Controls
- Awareness
- Administrative Controls
- PPE
- Job Safety Planning and Job Briefing
- Incident Investigations
- Auditing
- Lockout/Tagout Program
- Training Requirements
- Initial Training
- Retraining
- Lockout/Tagout Training
- Emergency Response Training
- Contact Release
- First Aid Training
- Electrical Safety Program
- Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition
- Lockout/Tagout Program
- Definitions
- The Fatal Five
- What is LOTO?
- Zero Energy State
- The 4 E’s to Energy Control
- Energy
- Engineering
- Education
- Enforcement
- Energy
- Kinetic
- Potential
- Hierarchy of Controls
- Elimination and Substitution
- Engineering
- Administrative
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Employer/Employee Responsibilities
- Training
- Lockout Devices
- Circuit Breaker Lockout
- Valve Lockout
- Plug Lockout
- Pneumatic Plug Lockout
- Wall Switch Lockout
- Adjustable Cable Lockout
- Hasp Lockout
- Group Lock Box
- Tagout
- Tagout Device
- Additional Training
- General Rules
- Lockout Tagout
- Who can Lock Equipment?
- Group LOTO
- Outside Personnel
- Shift or Personnel Changes
- How to Perform LOTO Safely
- LOTO Procedures
- Eight Steps for Lockout/Tagout
- Step 1 – Determine All Possible Sources
- Step 2 – Open the Disconnecting Device(s) for Each Source.
- Step 3 – Wherever Possible, Visually Verify
- Step 4 – Release Stored Electrical Energy
- Step 5 – Release or Block Stored Mechanical Energy
- Step 6 – Apply lockout/tagout devices
- Step 7 – Test Each Phase Conductor or Circuit part
- Step 8 - Ground the Phase Conductors or Circuit Parts
- Start-up Guidelines
- Eight Steps for Lockout/Tagout
- Process Equipment and Piping Isolation Procedures
- Purpose/Scope
- Applications
- Hazards
- Responsibilities
- Isolation Procedures
- Double Block and Bleed
- Slip Blind or Spectacle Blind
- Blind Flange
- General Requirements
- Summary
- Lockout/Tagout Program
- Work Involving Electrical Hazards
- Electrically Safe Work Conditions
- Infeasibility
- Equipment Operating at Less Than 50 Volts
- Normal Operating Condition
- Energized Electrical Work Permit
- When Required
- Elements of Work Permit
- Electric Shock
- Common Electrical Hazards
- Effects of Electrical Current
- Prohibited Actions
- Common Mistakes That Lead to Electrical Hazards
- Elements of a Work Permit
- Exemptions to Having a Work Permit
- Shock Risk Assessments
- Additional Protective Measurements
- Shock Protection Boundaries
- Table 130.4(D)(a)
- Table 130.4(D)(b)
- Limited Approach Boundary
- Approach by Unqualified Persons
- Working at or Close to the Limited Approach Boundary
- Entering the Limited Approach Boundary
- Restricted Approach Boundary
- Arc Flash Risk Assessment
- Estimate of Likelihood and Severity
- Arc Flash Boundary
- Arc Flash
- The incident energy analysis method in accordance with 130.5(G)
- The arc flash PPE category method in accordance with 130.7(C)(15)
- Incident Energy Analysis Method
- Equipment Labeling
- Other Precautions for Personnel Activities
- Alertness
- Blind Reaching
- Illumination
- Table 130.5(C) Estimate of the Likelihood of Occurrence of an Arc Flash Incident
for ac and dc Systems - Table 130.5(G) Selection of Arc-Rated Clothing and Other PPE When the Incident
Energy Analysis Method Is Used - Conductive Articles Being Worn
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Movement and Visibility
- Head, Face, Neck, and Chin (Head Area) Protection
- Eye Protection
- Hearing Protection
- Body Protection o Hand and Arm Protection
- Table 130.7(C)(7) Rubber Insulating Equipment, Maximum Test Intervals
- Foot Protection
- Factors in Selection of Protective Clothing
- Arc Flash Protective Equipment
- Clothing and Other Apparel Not Permitted
- Care and Maintenance of Arc-Rated Clothing and Arc-Rated Arc Flash Suits
- Standards for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Table 130.7(C)(14) Informational Note: Standards For Personal Protective
Equipment - Table 130.7(G) Informational Note: Standards on Other Protective
Equipment
- Table 130.7(C)(14) Informational Note: Standards For Personal Protective
- Arc Flash PPE Category Method
- Table 130.7(C)(15)(a) Arc-Flash PPE Categories for Alternating Current
(ac) Systems - Table 130.7(C)(15)(b) Arc-Flash PPE Categories for Direct Current (dc)
Systems - Table 130.7(C)(15)(c) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Arc Flash
Categories 1-4
- Table 130.7(C)(15)(a) Arc-Flash PPE Categories for Alternating Current
- PPE Categories 1-4
- Insulated Tools and Equipment
- Portable Ladders
- Alerting Techniques
- Safety Signs and Tags
- Barricades
- Attendants
- Overhead Line Clearance
- Work Within the Limited Approach Boundary or Arc Flash Boundary
- Overhead Lines
- Elevated Equipment
- Underground Electrical Lines
- Cutting or Drilling
Safety-Related Maintenance Requirements
- General Maintenance Requirements
- Hazardous (Classified) Locations
- Batteries and Battery Rooms
- Portable Electric Tools and Equipment
- Personal Safety and Protective Equipment
Informative Annexes
- Annex C – Limits of Approach
- Annex D - Incident Energy and Arc Flash Boundary Calculation Methods
- Annex E – Electrical Safety Program
- Annex F - Risk Assessment and Risk Control
- Annex G - Sample Lockout/Tagout Program
- Annex H - Guidance on Selection of Protective Clothing and Other Personal Protective
Equipment (PPE) - Annex I - Job Briefing and Planning Checklist
- Annex J - Energized Electrical Work Permit
Practical Session
- Conduct Risk Assessment and Risk Control
- Complete Job Briefing and Planning Checklist
- Complete Energized Electrical Work Permit
Training Center Provided Material
- Course Materials
Delegate Requirements
- None
Reference Material / Documents
NFPA 70E Standard (National Fire Protection Agency)
- 2018 Edition
- Course ID #: MA022