This course is designed to enable participants to:

• Identify electrical safety training requirements for qualified workers.
• Identify best practice Regulations that address shock and arc flash hazards.
• List the steps to perform a shock hazard analysis and describe each step.
• List the personal protective equipment required for shock protection.
• List the steps to achieve an electrically safe work condition.
• List the steps to install and remove temporary protective grounding equipment.
• Explain what an arc flash is and the injuries that can result.
• Identify when an arc flash hazard exists.
• List the steps to perform an arc flash hazard analysis and describe each step
• Define the term “incident energy,” identify the key electrical system variables that affect it.
• Define the term “arc flash protection boundary” and explain its application.
• Define the term “arc-rated” and explain the difference between “flame-resistant” clothing and “arc rated” clothing.
• Select appropriate personal protective equipment for arc flash hazards.
• Describe the Hazard/Risk Category method of selecting arc flash PPE.
• List the testing and maintenance requirements for personal protective equipment.
• Identify the key objectives of job safety planning.
• Some analysis typical cases using ETAP Software.

Electrical Design, Project and Maintenance Engineers, Managers & Safety Professionals.

Understanding Electric Power Systems

• Basic Electrical Theory and Definitions
• Ohm’s Law
• Types of Electrical Faults
• Overloads
• Short Circuits
• Overcurrent Protective Devices
• Earth Fault Systems
• Time-Current Curves & Power System Studies
• Circuit Breakers & Interrupting Rating
• Electrical Drawings & Switching programs
• Current Limitation
• Fuses

Recognizing Electrical Hazards associated with Electrical Elements

A detailed review of critical electrical safety hazards created by energized electrical equipment:

• Insulation
• Power Cables
• Power Transformers
• Instrument Transformers
• Dealing With Fault Currents
• Disconnect Switches
• Switchgear & Circuit Breakers
• Fuses & Electrical Relays
• Capacitors
• Emergency UPS Systems

Hazards of Electricity

• Electrical Safety Hazards
• Electric Shock
• Effects of current on human beings based on IEC 60479
• Shock Hazard Analysis
• Arc-Flash and Arc Blasts
• Electrical Arc Flash Characteristics
• Arc-Flash Metrics
• Arc-Blast Effect
• Light and Sound Effects
• Elements and characteristics of an Arc Flash Event
• Arc Flash Hazard Analysis

Preparing to Work Safely

• Hazard Risk Analysis/ Task Assessment
• Hazard/ Risk Evaluation/ Assessment
• Assessment to Lockout or Work Energized
• Overview of Lockout Fundamentals
• Working Energized defined
• Job Briefing and Planning Checklist
• Energized Electrical Work Permit Flow Chart
• Elements of an Energized Electrical Work Permit and preparing for

Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition

• Principles of Lockout Tagout Execution
• Hazardous Electrical Energy Control Procedures

Determining Safe Approach Distance

• Determining Safe Approach Distance
• Definitions of Boundaries and Spaces
• Limits of Approach
• Shock Hazard Analysis
• Shock Protection Boundaries
• Limited Approach Boundary
• Restricted Approach Boundary
• Prohibited Approach Boundary
• Hazard Boundary

Shock Hazard Assessment

• Limits of Approach
• Preparation for Approach
• Qualified Persons, Safe Approach Distance
• Basis for Distance Values - Approach Boundaries to Energized
• Electrical Conductors or Circuit Parts for Shock Protection

Basic Method for Determining Arc Flash Hazard Assessment

• Breakdown and characteristics of the 5 Hazard Risk Categories
• Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Various Tasks
• Hazard/ Risk Category Classification
• Protective Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Protective Clothing Characteristics
• Factors in selection of Protective Clothing and Equipment

Electrical Hazard Analysis

• Shock Hazard Analysis
• Approach Boundaries
• Flash Hazard Analysis
• Arc-Flash Calculations
• Arc-Flash Hazard Calculation Examples
• IEEE 1584 Arc-Flash Hazard Calculation
• NFPA 70E Table Method
• Steps required to use the NFPA 70E Table Method

Electrical Hazard Labels, Arc Flash and Shock Labeling

• Shock and Arc Flash Warning Label
• Arc Flash Label Example
• Detailed Arc Flash Hazard Analysis Label

Minimizing Arc-Flash and Other Electrical Hazards

• Design a Safer System
• Implement an Electrical Safety Program including Arc Flash Study Analysis and Implementation
• Observe Safe Work Practices
• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• The evolution of Flame Resistant (FR) fabrics
• Use Warning Labels
• Use an Energized Electrical Work Permit
• Avoid Hazards of Improperly Selected or Maintained Overcurrent Protective Devices
• Achieve or Increase Selective Coordination
• Arc Flash Study Analysis and Implementation
• Arc Resistant Switchgear
• Remote Breaker Racking
• Regular Maintenance and Testing

Some Relevant Video Tapes for Electrical Hazards & Cases

Arc Flash & Electricity Hazards Analysis using Software

• Basic Methods For Determining Arc Flash Hazard Assessment
• Breakdown and characteristics of the 5 Hazard Risk Categories
• Selection of Personal Protective Equipment for Various Tasks
• Hazard/ Risk Category Classification
• Protective Clothing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Factors in selection of Protective Clothing and Equipment
• Short Circuit, Relay Co-ordination & Arc Flash Analysis using Computer simulations using ETAP 16.00 from OTI
• Calculations of incident Energy (Cal/cm2) using software’s & manually (ETAP 16.00)

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing a minimum of 80% of the total course duration.