Workshop on Electrical Safety: Hazards and Protective Measures

Program Overview:

Electrical hazards can result in serious injuries or death for personnel that work on or around electrical equipment. In Fact, electrocutions rank fourth in causes of industrial fatalities. In order to ensure a safe workplace, personnel must understand electrical safety regulations, electrical hazards, and the use of safe work procedures and protective equipment.

This course focuses on international safety requirements, including OSHA standards, and provides information on the steps needed for the prevention of electrical injuries to individuals tasked with the operation and maintenance of electrical equipment.

For Whom:

This course is designed for professionals managing and supervising personnel involved in the maintenance and repair of electrical equipment, such as field supervisors, safety professionals, site managers, lead technicians, maintenance engineers and maintenance supervisors.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• minimize risks by identifying the hazards associated with electrical energy and by complying to safety guidelines;
• differentiate between low, medium, and high voltage and by adopting the relevant safety rules accordingly;
• apply the inspection requirements when working with or on electrical equipment to avoid equipment damage and possible injuries to personnel;
• follow inspection requirements for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and reduce injuries by identifying defective PPE; and
• apply the requirements in EN 500110, the most widely used standard for the protection of individuals from the effects of electrical hazards;

Course Outline:

Day 1: Electrical hazards

• Electrical terminology
• Resistance, Voltage
• Current, Conductor
• Insulator, Grounding
• Protective earthing
• Bonding

Day 2: Electric shock: Definition, Causes and Effect

• Electric shock defined
• How it occurs
• Effect on the human
• Rescue methods, Arc flash
• Arc flash defined,how it occurs
• Effect on the human
• Rescue methods

Day 3: Equipment hazards associated with electric shock

• Equipment hazards
• Inadequate wiring hazards
• Overload hazards
• Flexible cords
• Inadequate protective earthing
• Protective devices
• Fuses
• Circuit breakers
• Ground fault circuit interrupters
• Equipment engineering for shock protection
• Boundaries for shock protection
• Personal Protective Equipment for shock protection

Day 4: Arc flash protective measures

• Equipment engineering for arc flash protection
• Arc flash boundaries
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for arc

flash protection

• Determining what hazards are involved

Day 5: Risk identification and Mitigation Measures

• Identifying the risks involved
• Developing measures to reduce the risks
• Implementing the measures
• Documenting the process
• Reviewing process

Training Methodology

Lectures, discussions, exercises, and case studies will be used to reinforce these teaching/learning methods.