Do You Need to Take the Electrical Safety Training?

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Electrical Safety training is required for construction workers and supervisors who work with or around electricity or electrical components. This course provides an overview of basic electrical safety for construction workers with little or limited training or familiarity with electrical hazards.

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An assessment of the electrical hazards must be performed by qualified workers to determine the required safety-related work practices for all work performed on or near exposed electrical conductors or circuit parts.

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This course is in compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1926.400 subpart K regulations. Course emphasis is placed on electrical hazard recognition and OSHA standards, policies, and procedures along with applicable portions of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the safe and correct use of electrical testing equipment.

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Choosing NET for Electrical Safety Training

Our Electrical Safety course is designed to be taken around your schedule. Log in and out as needed, pick up right where you left off, and take the course from any device.

Support is available throughout the course via phone, email or Live Chat.

Download your e-certificate immediately upon completion of the course.

The Electrical Safety course counts as continuing education units (CEUs). This course is accepted for .167 Industrial Hygiene CM Points by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH) and .1 Continuance of Certification (COC) points from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).

Group discounts are available for parties of two or more.

Access the course for up to 180 days after registering.

We enjoyed the content and delivery of your training.” S. Maide, U.S. EPA

Course Features

The Electrical Safety course is made up of a full-length video featuring interactive animations and content delivered with audio narration.

Students will complete quizzes and a final exam while tracking your progress and allowing you to log in and out as needed.

This course counts as a Continuing Education Unit (CEU). This course is eligible for .1 Continuance of Certification (COC) points from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP).

Course Content

An assessment of the electrical hazards must be performed for all work that requires employees to work on or near exposed electrical conductors or circuit parts. The assessment should be done by a qualified worker to determine the required safety-related work practices.

The Electrical Safety course covers OSHA Electrical Standards and the various hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment. The modular course covers the following topics:

  1. How Electricity Works
  2. Factors of Electrical Shock
  3. Hazards of Electricity
  4. Arc Flash Awareness
  5. OSHA Electrical Safety Regulation for Construction
  6. Protecting Yourself from Electricity

Upon course completion, students will have the ability to understand the severity of electrical current on the human body, recognize and evaluate actual and potential electrical hazards and reference the applicable OSHA Standard, determine hazard abatement measures, and understand the proper use of electrical testing equipment.

Physical and On-Site Requirements

There are no physical on-site requirements for this course.

There are no prerequisites.

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