Electrical Safety for Everyone - Concise Version

Because electricity is so important to our everyday lives, it is surprising that many of us know very little about it or the hazards it presents. Many workers don’t understand the dangers of electricity and don’t follow safe work practices when working with or around electricity or electrical equipment. This training focuses on the electrical safety work practices everyone should know.

Before focusing on safety, the training explains how electricity works. If someone needs to install something, or use electrical equipment, or have contact with an electrical conductor, the sections in this training will help. Anyone can benefit from the safety tips and guidelines in this video by taking the simple steps outlined in it. This course demonstrates different safety practices, such as removing jewelry or making sure a person is using electrical equipment correctly. The training also includes how to handle a shock if it does occur.

Being safe, and preventing electrical shock or injury are important principles in this presentation. Prepare employees to keep safety top of mind when encountering electricity at work and at home. This concise course makes for a great refresher training for experienced employees.

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Any worker

• Introduction
• How Electricity Works
• Resistance
• Two Safety Concepts
• Grounding
• Avoiding Contact
• Safety Tips
• Reducing Shock through Grounding
• Double-Insulated Tools
• Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter
• Conclusion

• Electrical Safety Related Work Practices and the 2021 CSA Z462 For Supervisors and Managers
• Safe Electrical Work Practices and the 2018 CSA Z462
• Electrical Hazards: Construction's Fatal Four