Live support chatControlling Electrical Hazards
In Controlling Electrical Hazards , you'll learn ...
- The causes of electrical shocks and their effects on the human body
- The three factors that cause most electrical accidents
- Equipment and work practices designed to protect against electrical hazards
Overview
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Credit: 1 PDH
Length: 10 pages
Electricity can expose workers to electric shock, electrocution, burns, fires and explosions on the job. Electrocutions resulted in 171 work-related deaths in the U.S. in 2011. Most work-related injuries and deaths can be prevented by following basic electrical safety techniques on the job.
In this course, the student will review electrical safety-related work practice requirements for general industry and construction. These requirements, stipulated in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs), are enforced by the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA).
This course is relevant to business owners, engineers, managers, foreman and any other personnel working in industries that require the distribution and use of electrical power. Since almost every business in the U.S. uses electricity to power tools, appliances, computers, machinery, etc., this course is relevant in many different industries.
Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- What has to happen to make water a good conductor of electricity
- What causes an electrical shock
- The effects of different levels of electric current in the human body
- What kind of burns can result from an electrical shock
- Dangers of static electricity
- Protection against electrical hazards including insulation, grounding, circuit-protection devices, lockout/tagout and personal protective equipment.
- The use of lockout/tagout procedures to protect against unintended equipment startup
Certificate of Completion
You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 10 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.
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Preview a portion of this course before purchasing it.
Credit: 1 PDH
Length: 10 pages
