NFPA 70E (2018) Electrical Safety For Supervisors And Managers In All Industries

The NFPA 70E Electrical Safety for Supervisors and Managers in All Industries is an advanced-level online safety course that was updated to reflect the changes to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E standard for 2018. The course addresses electrical safety in the workplace as applicable under the NFPA 70E standard, emphasizing both supervisory and management responsibilities for ensuring safe work practices around electrical hazards. Basic training in electrical safety Participants in the course will learn the importance of the NFPA 70E standard and how it is organized, the requirements for an electrical safety program, how to establish and verify an electrically safe workplace, energized electrical work, shock and arc flash risk assessments, and approach boundaries. Additionally, students will cover the requirements for equipment labelling, illumination, housekeeping, confined spaces, flammable materials, and more – all from a management perspective. NOTICE: Basic training in electrical safety is assumed prior to taking this course. WHAT CHANGED IN THE NFPA 70E STANDARD FOR 2018: Several significant changes were made in the 2018 edition of the NFPA 70, including the following: Updates to procedures for creating risk assessments Increased emphasis on using a hierarchy of risk controls when evaluating and implementing controls Logical step-by-step guidelines in Article 120 for establishing an electrically safe workplace Modifications to the arc flash hazard identification table, making it available to both incident energy analysis and personal protective equipment (PPE) category methods for determining the likelihood of an arc flash OSHA Education School’s online NFPA 70E Electrical Safety for Supervisors and Managers in All Industries course is designed to aid participants in the identification of and protection from electrical safety hazards leading to arc flash, as well as how to establish an electrically safe workplace as outlined in the NFPA 70E standard, which was updated in 2018. In this course, participants will specifically learn the following: Recognition of the history and purpose of the NFPA and the 2018 NFPA 70E standard Identification of responsibilities and training requirements for qualified and unqualified persons Recognition of what is required to achieve and electrically safe workplace through an effective safety program Identification of safeguards and controls for work involving electrical hazards, including the use of personal protective equipment Course topics covered will include: An overview of the NFPA 70E (2018) Changes to the 2018 edition Electrical safety programs Qualified persons Work involving electrical hazards PPE and associated equipment