Electrical Safety

Workplace electrical hazards and accidents cause thousands of injures and hundreds of fatalities per year. From burns to fires to explosions, many of these electrical accidents can be avoided through an awareness of how to identify and prevent electrical hazards throughout the facility.

This course provides a clear overview of the basics of electricity by showing how electricity works and how electrical hazards and accidents occur. Beginning with an explanation of the fundamentals, including current, watts, amperes (amps) and volts, this course highlights the dangers of electricity, while showing employees how to recognize and prevent these dangers from causing property damage, personal injuries, or even deaths in the workplace.

Present this course to ensure all employees adopt safe practices to recognize and correct electrical hazards, prevent electrical accidents, and react safely if an accident occurs.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Employees at all levels of the organization

• Introduction
• The Basics Of Electricity
• Circuits And The Flow Of Electrical Current
• Recognizing And Avoiding Electrical Hazards
• Special Electrical Environments
• Dealing With An Electrical Accident
• 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 Safety Related Work Practices And The 2021 NFPA 70E For Electrical Workers