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AVO - NFPA 70E – 2024 Electrical Safety

Name: AVO - NFPA 70E – 2024 Electrical Safety
Start: 2025-06-18
End: 2025-06-19
Location: AVO Training Institute

AVO Training Institute - Electrical training

NFPA 70E® 2024 Electrical Safety | OPEN ENRL | (NFPA | #433) 2 DAYS | 1.4 CEUs

The NFPA 70E® Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace has been updated for 2024. This updated standard contains significant changes when compared to the 2021 version. The course covers the requirements for working safely in the electrical environment based on the NFPA 70E®. Understanding this standard is imperative for compliance with the OSHA mandates regarding electrical safety in the workplace.

OSHA specifically mandates employer assessment of generally recognized hazards in the workplace, and provisions for protecting the employee from those hazards. Some of the changes in the 2024 NFPA 70E® edition include: the arc flash risk assessment procedures, a revised task-based table to clarify selection methods for arc flash personal protective equipment (PPE), and the electrical safety program requirements for inspection, job safety planning, and incident investigations on electrical equipment.

The NFPA 70E® is updated to reflect ongoing research to improve electrical safe work practices and PPE. OSHA compliance and a safe workplace are the desired outcomes. NFPA 70E® provides the directions on how to achieve that outcome. Fewer electrical accidents are in everyone’s best interest.

Learning Objectives

To receive 1.4 CEUs, participants must attend 2 days of class (14 contact hours) and attain a minimum grade of 80% on the final exam. Upon completion of this course, the participant will demonstrate that he/she is able to:

Outline the arrangement of the material in the NFPA® 70E.
Explain the hazards of electrical work and their effects on the employee.
Summarize the requirements for establishing an electrically safe work condition.
Establish the requirements for a shock risk and arc flash assessments.
Implement approach boundaries for shock protection and arc flash hazard for qualified and unqualified employees.
Select personal protective equipment for shock and arc flash protection.
Practice safe work practices if an arc flash hazard is present.

Venue information

AVO Training Institute

4545 West Davis Street

Dallas, TX, 75211

The training location

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Lab and Classroom Attire

AVO is committed to the personal safety of each participant and requires long pants and ANSI rated “safety toe” work shoes for class and lab activities. Lecture courses may involve a tour of a work or shop area and for this reason open toe shoes and shorts are not considered appropriate attire for the classroom

Programme / Scope

Day 1* (7 contact hours)

Introduction - Electrical Safety
Article 90 & Chapter 1, Article 100
- Article 90, NFPA® 70E Introduction
- Article 100, Definitions
Chapter 1, Article 105
- Recognized Hazards of Electrical Work
- Responsibilities of Employers and Employees
Chapter 1, Article 110
- Electrical Safe Work Condition
- Energized Work
- Electrical Safety Program
- Training Requirements
- Host/Contractor Responsibilities
- Test Instruments and Equipment
- Portable Cord- and Plug-Connected Electric Equipment
- Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection
- Overcurrent Protection Modification
- Equipment Use
Chapter 1, Article 120 (1.5 hrs)
- LOTO Program
- LOTO Principles
- LOTO Equipment
- LOTO Procedure
- LOTO Process

Day 2 (7 contact hours)

Chapter 1, Article 130
- Work Involving Electrical Hazards
- Energized Electrical Work Permit
- Electrical Shock Risk Assess- ment
- Arc Flash Risk Assessment
- Personal and Other Protective Equipment
- Other Precautions for Personnel Activities
- Overhead Lines
- Underground Electrical Lines and Equipment
- Cutting or Drilling
Chapter 2 Safety-Related Maintenance Requirements
- Introduction
- General Maintenance Requirements
- Substations, Switchgear, etc.
- Premises Wiring
- Controller Equipment
- Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Rotating Equipment
- Hazardous Locations
- Batteries and Battery Room
- Portable Electric Tools and Equipment
- Personnel Safety and Protective Equipment
Chapter 3 Safety Requirements for Special Equipment
- Introduction
- Safety Related Work Practices for:
- Electrolytic Cells
- Batteries and Battery Rooms
- Lasers
- Power Electronic Equipment
- R&D Labs
- Capacitors
Overview of Informative Annexes
Conclusion
- Review
- Final Exam