(Custom training at your location available)

Fee per person*: 

• $245 ABC NH/VT Members   
• $345 Not Yet ABC NH/VT Members 
• Fee includes current NFPA70E manual 

Summary:

This 4-hour intensive course will take you through the current edition of NFPA 70E “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace” as it relates to the OSHA Electrical Standards and industry best electrically safe work practices.  

The new 2021 edition features extensive changes, including:

• Revisions to Article 110 to incorporate the general requirements for electrical safety-related work programs, practices, and procedures from other articles

• References to arc-resistant switchgear in Tables 130.5(C) and 130.7(C)(15)(a) changed to arc-resistant equipment to address the use of other types of arc-resistant equipment

• Addition of Article 360, Safety-Related Requirements for Capacitors, and Annex R, Working with Capacitors, to address specific electrical safety requirements unique to capacitors

• Edits to Annex D, Incident Energy and Arc Flash Boundary Calculation Methods, to reference IEEE-1584-2018 as a method of calculation

Objectives: 

• Identify and avoid electrical shock and arc flash hazards.

• Properly set up work zone approach boundaries.

• Select appropriate PPE and tools.

• Understand establishing “An Electrically Safe Work Condition”.

• Understand instructions on how to comply with current NFPA 70E

Who Should Attend?

This course is for “Qualified Employees” and any employee whose work area may contain, or be in close proximity to, exposed live conductors or circuit parts. General contractors (controlling employers), electrical contractors, electricians, facilities managers, HVAC and mechanical contractors and maintenance personnel should also attend because you are accountable/responsible/liable under either OSHA, NH State Law or other jurisdictions.  

Have you been trained? 

NFPA 70e Standard Section 110.2 (D) (3) states that retraining in safety related work practices and applicable changes to this standard shall be performed at intervals not to exceed three years.

What Does OSHA Say About Arc Flash? 

According to OSHA 1910.132(d) the employer is responsible to assess the hazards in the workplace, select, have, and use the correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and   document the assessment. The use of NFPA 70E and other related industry consensus standards has been used to demonstrate whether an employer acted reason-bly when there is a possible OSHA  enforcement action taken. So although NFPA 70E is not directly part of OSHA standards, it can be used as evidence of whether an employer acted reasonably in complying with OSHA standards and addressing “recognized hazards”.  

DISCLAIMER: Certificate does not fulfill all requirements of NFPA 70E 110.2(D)(1) for “Qualified Person”. A “certificate of completion”  recognizes that an individual has successfully met the requisites of the program, including attainment of the training programs learning objec-tives. It is issued after an individual has successfully completed the required training  program and the pre course and post course quizzes (2-day program only). The questions are based solely on the educational content of the seminar and will take the form of an open book examination. Demonstrating the skills and knowledge to be considered a “Qualified Person” is task oriented and directed by the employer. Therefore, it is not part of this class but is something the students and the employer can arrange with the instructor to complete at a later date.  

NFPA 70E and Arc Flash

NFPA 70E 130.5 requires that an arc flash risk assessment be performed and documented by the employer to determine when an electrically safe working condition must be established and the electrically safety-related work practices necessary when an electrically safe working condition cannot be established. The incident energy exposure is based on the working distance of the   employee’s face and chest areas from a prospective arc source for the specific task to be performed. Arc-rated clothing and other personal protective equipment (PPE) must be used by the employee based on the incident energy exposure associated with the specific task.” NFPA 70E also requires determining the arc flash boundary, which is the distance from a potential arc source where the incident energy is 1.2 cal/cm2. This value is considered to be the point at which the on-set of a second-degree burn.