NFPA 70E Arc Flash Training
Training Curriculum
Arc Flash training complies with NFPA 70E (2018 Edition), OSHA 29 CFR 1910.331-335 for safety related work practices and the National Electric Code (NEC). This training combines lecture and video presentations that apply to all required elements of the OSHA's Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices (Subpart S) for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.
Training is available as a four or eight hour program. Curriculum includes:
OSHA Regulations and Other Electrical Standards
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S
- NFPA 70E 2018 Edition Review
- National Electric Code (NEC)
Electrical and Worker Safety
- Understanding What an Arc Flash Is
- Characteristics of an Arc Flash
- What is an Arc Flash Hazard
- Unsafe Conditions vs. Unsafe Acts
- Effects of Electrical Shocks/Arc Flash
- How Does All This Affect You in the Workplace?
- Contact Release - Release from Potential Electrocution
Energized Equipment
- Qualified Person as Defined by OSHA and NFPA 70E
- Lockout/Tagout Process (29 CFR 1920.147)
- OSHA/NFPA 70E Live Work Requirements
- Voltage Sensors and Meters
- Determining Zero State of Energy
- Working on Energized Equipment
- Grounds and Grounding
Safe Work Practices
- Safe Approach Boundaries
- Hazard Analysis
- Safe Switching Practices
- How to Protect Yourself from Potential Electrical Energy
- Conductive Apparel and Insulated Tools
- Confined or Enclosed Workspaces
- Caution vs. Warning vs. Danger
Equipment
- Test Instruments and Equipment
- How to Read Arc Flash Labels
- How to Minimize the Risk of Exposure
- Working on or NEar - Switchgear, MCC, Transformers, and VFD
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Selecting the Required PPE for the Proper Category of Hazards
- Inspection of PPE
- Signs, Tags and Barricades
- Transformer losses
