Electrical Safety Training - Overview
Electrical safety is simple, yet critical. The purpose of electrical safety training is to keep you and all of your coworkers safe from burns, electric shock, and death.
Core Principles
This training covers three fundamental principles:
- Identifying risks - Understanding electrical hazards in the workplace
- Mitigating hazards - Implementing safety measures and best practices
- Incident response - Knowing what to do in the event of an electrical safety incident
Key Safety Threshold
- AC and DC voltages above 60V are considered hazardous
Primary Electrical Hazards
- Electrical Fire
- Arc Flash/Arc Blast
- Electrical Shock
