Health and Safety - Electrical Safety in the Workplace
Online
DURATION
1 up to 3 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* free course
Introduction
This free online course discusses potential electrical hazards in the workplace and provides solutions to keep you safe.
Electricity is one of the most serious dangers in the workplace. This course reveals how we expose workers continuously to possible electric shock and burns, explaining the potential hazards and introducing you to electrical safety. We outline the OSHA standards necessary to keep you safe from dangers and help you develop an employee assistance program (EAP) that will assist you in practising controls and maintaining high standards.
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 1.5-3 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
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Curriculum
Since Thales of Miletus, an ancient Greek, discovered static electricity, electricity has fascinated many inventors and paved the way for a host of innovations. However, many risks occur along with these great inventions due to the force electricity can deliver. We experience its possible harm in the form of an electric shock that can cause us pain, trauma or even death. This course delves into the electrical hazards found at work, and the safety measures needed to help reduce these dangers. We begin by looking at the fascinating history of electricity through the eras and how it opened people to a whole new world. Have you perhaps wondered why some materials are more efficient at conducting than others? This course will touch on this aspect before unravelling potential hazards associated with electricity use.
The course will go on to teach you the potential risks that electricity can cause in the workplace. Discover the conditions under which these dangers occur and learn the types of possible injuries that can arise when working with electricity. Then you will explore Occupational Health and Safety (OSHA) standards, training requirements and safe practices employers should observe. Whether you fall under OSHA or other government and/or locations, this course will give you a sound knowledge base to put these guidelines into practice. You will investigate the dangers, outline the conditions that are acceptable and understand how ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) can particularly make a difference.
The final section of this course will help you set up realistic controls and form action plans that comply with world government regulations and OSHA standards. The employee assistance program (EAP) will demonstrate how to control workplace behaviour, develop practical goals, investigate electrical hazards and finally which questions to consider to prepare you for any inspection. By the end of this course, you will feel confident about protecting your workplace environment from electrical hazards. This course will benefit employers and employees alike as it guides you through forming safe electrical practices at work.
- Module 1: Electrical Hazards and Safety in the Workplace
- Module 2: Course assessment
Program Outcome
In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
- Summarize the definition of electricity
- Outline the standards for electrical use
- Discuss the potential electrical hazards that could occur in the workplace
- Identify types of hazards, shocks, arcs and blasts
- Define the steps to protect you or your employees from electrical hazards
- Explain electrical safety measures
- Identify OSHA requirements and regulations
- Discuss what to do when working on or near live parts
- Outline the ‘Hierarchy of Control’
- Recall the process of forming a good EAP
Knowledge & Skills You Will Learn
- Health and Safety
- Fire Safety