AVO - Electrical Safety for utilities
- Monday 19 May, 2025 - Thursday 22 May, 2025
- 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Applied Engineering Concepts, 894 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103, USA
Course Description and Overview
ELECTRICAL SAFETY FOR UTILITIES (ESU | #223)
4 DAYS | 2.8 CEUs
Informal on-the-job training can be dangerous for utility workers. To ensure adequate safe work practices are followed, personnel must understand electrical hazards, safety regulations, and the use of safe work procedures, protective equipment and standards. This course meets mandated training requirements of OSHA 1910.332 and .269 and improves ability to interpret OSHA, the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), ASTM and other applicable electrical safety regulations. Applying these best practices is essential to preventing electrical accidents, outages and equipment damage.
Learning objectives
To receive 2.8 CEUs, participants must attend 4 days of classes (28 contact hours) and attain a minimum grade of 80% on the ¿ Q H[D 8S F RPS O IWK RX U K SDUWLF ZL demonstrate that they are able to:
- Explain the hazards and effects of electricity.
- Interpret and apply hazardous energy control regulations for utilities as required by OSHA.
- Outline installation of temporary grounding for personal protection.
- Utilize safe work practices for work on or around substation equipment, transmission equipment, and overhead lines.
- Recognize appropriate personal protective equipment for a variety of applications.
- Describe the functions of a substation grounding system.
Venue information
Lab and classroom attrire
AVO Training Institute is committed to the personal safety of each participant and require long pants and ANSI rated "safety-toe" work shoes for lab activities. Lecture courses may involve a tour of a workshop area and for this reason open-toe shoes and shorts are not considered appropriate attire for the classroom.
Full details
Brochure
AVO_ESU_09.26.2022.pdf
Programme / Scope
Day 1*
- Introduction (0.5hr)
- Schedule
- Course Outline
- Hazards of Electricity (5 hrs)
- Electrical Shock
- Electrical Arc Flash
- Electrical Arc Blast
- Electrical Safety Regulations and
Standards (1.5 hrs)- OSHA
- Overview of Regulations
and Standards
Day 2
- Deenergized Work for Utilities
(4 hrs)- Regulatory Requirements
- One-Line Diagrams
- Locking and Tagging
- Clearance Procedures
- Verification of Deenergization
- Personal Protective Grounding
(3 hrs)- Regulatory Requirements for
Grounding - Purpose of Protective Ground
- Sizing of Protective Grounds
- Effects of Current and PPE Grounding
- Grounding Equipment
- Personal Protective Ground Jumper Testing
- Grounding Equipment Manufacturers/Suppliers
- Application of Protective Grounds
- Induced Voltages and Currents on Deenergized Circuits and Equipment
- Regulatory Requirements for
Day 3
- Working on Utility and Industrial
Power Systems (7 hrs)- Overview of Electrical Power
Systems - Training Requirements for Qualified Workers
- Safe Work Requirements
- Energized Electrical Power Work
- Overview of Electrical Power
Day 4
- Personal Protective Equipment
(3 hrs)- Protective Techniques
- Electrical Protective Equipment
- Arc Flash Protective Equipment
- Arc Blast Protective Equipment
- Other Protective Equipment
- Energy Detection Equipment
- Substation Grounding (3 hrs)
- Functions of Substation
Grounding Systems - Grounding Methods for
Electric Supply - Ground Testing
- Functions of Substation
- Conclusion (1 hr)
- Review
- Final Exam
*Class scheduling times may vary based on discussions and size of class
