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32nd Annual Occupational Safety and Health Summer Institute

Fundamentals of OSHA Electrical Safety

August 5-7, 2009
Marriott Norfolk Waterside
Norfolk, Virginia

Technician Certificate Program Elective
TECH EXAM FRIDAY, AUGUST 7 at 11:30 AM.
PLEASE MAKE TRAVEL PLANS ACCORDINGLY.

This course is designed to provide attendees with an overview of those "OSHA" electrical safety standards that apply to private as well as public facilities and will be instructed in accordance with subpart S, of 29 CFR PART 1910. Emphasis will be placed on the use of compliance management techniques when dealing with electrical safety in the workplace.

Course Director

Dean H. Metz, CSP, PE, Dana Clark-Hurth, Statesville, NC

Content

  • 1910.301 Introduction
  • 1910.302 Electrical utilization systems
  • 1910.303 General requirements
  • 1910.304 Wiring design & protection
  • 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, & equipment for general use
  • 1910.306 Specific purpose equipment & installations
  • 1910.307 Hazardous(classified) locations
  • 1910.308 Special systems
  • 1910.331 Scope
  • 1910.332 Training
  • 1910.333 Selection & use of work practice
  • 1910.334 Use of equipment
  • 1910.335 Safeguards for personal protection
  • 1910.339 Definitions

Objectives

The objective is to provide each individual with an overview of those "OSHA" electrical safety standards that are applicable to their workplace. Through the use of lecture, video tapes and class exercises, each attendee will become familiar with compliance responsibilities set forth by regulatory agencies.

Agenda Topics

  • Introduction to Course
  • Basic Electrical Principles 29 VFR 1910, Subpart S
    • Objectives
    • Common electrical hazards
    • Electricity is a movement of electrons
  • The Electrical Standard: What you need to know
    • Program development
    • What the standard covers
    • video
  • Fundamental quantities of electricity
  • Review questions
  • Predicting Electrical action
    • Ohm's Law
    • Heat produced by voltage and current
    • Introduction to electrical hazards
    • Video
  • How shocks cause accidents and fatalities
    • Video: Working with electricity
    • Video: Hunt down electrical hazards
  • Bonding and grounding
    • Video: Bonding and Grounding
    • Video: Electrical Safety in the workplace
  • Electrical Glossary
    • Power transmission
    • Generators and motors
    • Wiring receptacle
    • Video: Electrical Safety and related work practices
  • General Requirements of Subpart S
    • 1910.303
    • 1910.304
    • 1910.305
    • 1910.306
    • Video: Electrical Safety
  • Review Questions
  • Video: Electrical Safety Overview
    • 1910.301- Introduction
    • 1910.302- Electrical utilization systems
    • Cross references using the NEC
  • 1910.308 Special Systems
    • Classes
    • Groups
    • Divisions
    • Video: Electrical Safety
  • 1910.399- Definitions
    • Applicable to 1910.302 & 330
    • Cited standards
    • Frequently asked questions
  • Applicable standards for industry (Discussion)
    • Recognizing electrical problems
    • Instruments to be used
    • Electrical safety programs (training)
    • Recent audit results of electrical auditing
  • Writing your own electrical audit questionnaire
    • Suggested elements
    • Rating each element
    • Potential of electrocution
  • Review Questions/Discussion- Total Literature Review

Credit

1 Elective Tech Credit
2.0 ABIH (Category 4)
1.5 BCSP
1.45 CEUs

Meeting Times

Course begins Wednesday,August 5 at 1:00 pm and ends Friday, August 7 at 11:00 am.

Tuition and Registration

Please review our Registration Policies.

Tuition for this course is $750, $800 after July 16.

To register online, go to the Summer Institute Registration Form. You may also submit your registration via email; please be sure to include the course title and date.

 

For further information on this course, contact the NC ERC office at osherc@unc.edu, or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.

 

32nd Annual Occupational Safety and Health Summer Institute
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Kathleen Buckheit, MPH, RN, COHN-S/CM/SM, FAAOHN
Continuing Education Director
NC OSHERC Continuing Education and Outreach Programs
North Carolina Institute for Public Health
Gillings School of Global Public Health,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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