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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

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