Electrical Safety for the Qualified Worker - Pittsburgh

Duration: 3 days Location: Warrendale, PA Credits: 2.4 CEUs Target audience Electricians, technicians, maintenance workers, engineers, managers, and safety professionals who need to follow and adhere to industry and government standards to maintain safe electrical work environments. Learning objective Become aware of electrical safety hazards and how to properly address them with protective equipment and eliminate them where possible. Abstract This course provides workers exposed to electrical hazards with the knowledge and skill sets for electrical safe work practices and lockout/tagout, shock and arc flash hazard assessments, and job hazard analysis as required by OSHA and NFPA 70E. More important, it provides employees with the skills necessary to maintain a safe work environment and return home safely at the end of their day. This course provides both traditional classroom instruction and hands-on demonstrations of safe work practices. Skill demonstrations and lab exercises include donning PPE, checking for the absence of voltage, creating and executing a LOTO procedure and ground and establishing an electrically safe work condition. The class ends with practical testing and certification. Course topics include: Electrical safety standards and regulations NFPA 70E OSHA Shock hazards Arc flash hazards Personal protective equipment Job safety analysis Lockout/tagout Safety-related work practices Arriving at our Training Centers Gaining Access: Upon arriving at our training center, proceed to the entrance marked "Entrance 1 (EESSD)". The door to enter the building is locked. Our staff will greet you upon arrival and take you to the appropriate training area. You will be asked to sign in for all events so that we can track building occupants in case of an emergency situation. What to Wear: Due to the nature of our training facilities and other events taking place, we ask that you wear business casual (or appropriate PPE if your event requires PPE in lab exercises)