This course covers all aspects of safety issues of Electrical power system including regulatory and environmental requirements, general design considerations, application of switching and power equipment, and safe grounding design.

• To present the recommended practices, and guides, of which NFPA 70E contained, which are developed through a consensus standards development process approved by the American National Standards Institute.
• To provide The Safety Standards.
• To provide a practical understanding of electrical power system safety.
• To declare the regulatory and legal safety requirements.
• To demonstrate the earthing systems Safety and Risk Assessment.
• To explain the relation between maintenance activities for various equipment and safety.
• To select and maintain the electrical equipment in hazardous areas and its standard.
• To indicate arc flash hazard and mitigation.
• To introduce main recommendations for electrical safety.
• To review of general work and plant safety rules.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include:
• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Hazards of Electricity

• Hazard Analysis
• Shock
• Arc definition, description and characteristics
• Arc Burns
• Blast
• Affected Body Parts (Skin, The Nervous System, Muscular System Heart , The Pulmonary System )
• Causes Injury and Death
• Shock Effect
• Arc Flash Effect
• Protective Strategies

Earthing Systems Safety and Risk Assessment

• Equipment Earthing
• Measuring earthing rods
• System Earthing
• Unearthed systems
• Solid earthing
• Resistance earthing
• Reactance earthing
• Classification Of Supply / Installation System Earthing
• Earthing Via Neutral Earthing Compensator
• Distribution transformers
• Zig Zag transformers
• Comparison of Methods (Advantages/Disadvantages)
• Evaluation of earthing methods
• Touch And Step Voltage
• Effect of electric shock on human beings
• Electric shock and sensitive earth leakage protection
• Sensitive earth leakage protection

• Risk assessment principals
• How to assess the risks in your workplace?
• How to conduct risk assessment?
• Risk assessment Job Briefing and Planning Checklist

Arc Flash Hazard Analysis And Mitigation

• Short history of arc flash research
• NPFA-70E-2004 application
• Calculating the Required Level of Arc Protection (Flash Hazard Calculations)
• The Lee Method
• Methods Outlined in NFPA 70E
• IEEE Standard Std 1584-2002 /
• Required PPE for Crossing the Flash Hazard Boundary
• A Simplified Approach to the Selection of Protective Clothing
• Arc flash hazard assessment
• Traditional methods for reducing arc flash
• New strategies for reducing arc flash hazards and suggestions for Limiting Arc-flash and Shock Hazards
• Standardizing Arc Flash Hazard Labels
• The Role of Over-current Protective
• Devices In Electrical Safety
• Staged arc-flash tests

Electrical Safety Equipment

• General Inspection and Testing Requirements for Electrical Safety Equipment
• Flash and Thermal Protection (Clothing and materials)
• Head, Eye, and Hand Protection
• Rubber-Insulating Equipment (Gloves, Mats, Covers,….)
• Hot Sticks (description, application , testing)
• Insulated Tools
• Barriers and Signs
• Safety Tags, Locks, and Locking Devices
• Voltage-Measuring Instruments
• Proximity Testers
• Contact Testers
• Selecting Voltage-Measuring Instruments
• Instrument Condition
• Low Voltage Voltmeter Safety Standards
• Three-Step Voltage Measurement Process
• General Considerations for Low-Voltage Measuring Instruments

Safety Grounding Equipment

• The Need for Safety Grounding
• Safety Grounding Switches
• Safety Grounding Jumpers
• Selecting Safety Grounding Jumpers
• Installation and Location

Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters

• Operating Principles
• Applications
• Safety Electrical One-Line Diagram
• The Electrician’s Safety Kit

Safety Procedures and Methods

• The Six-Step Safety Method
• Pre-Job Briefings
• Energized or De-Energized?
• Safe Switching of Power Systems
• Remote Operation
• Operating Medium-Voltage Switchgear
• Operating Low-Voltage Switchgear
• Operating Molded-Case Breakers and Panel boards
• Operating Enclosed Switches and Disconnects
• Operating Open-Air Disconnects
• Operating Motor Starters

Energy Control Programs

• General Energy Control Programs
• Specific Energy Control Programs
• Basic Energy Control Rules

Lockout-Tagout

• Definition and Description
• When to Use Locks and Tags
• Locks without Tags or Tags without Locks
• Rules for Using Locks and Tags
• Responsibilities of Employees
• Sequence
• Lock and Tag Application
• Isolation Verification
• Removal of Locks and Tags
• Safety Ground Application
• Control Transfer
• Nonemployees and Contractors
• Lockout-Tagout Training
• Procedural Reviews

Voltage-Measurement Techniques

• Purpose
• Instrument Selection
• Instrument Condition
• Three-Step Measurement Process
• What to Measure
• How to Measure

 Placement of Safety Grounds

• Safety Grounding Principles
• Safety Grounding Location
• Application of Safety Grounds
• The Equi-potential Zone
• Removal of Safety Grounds
• Control of Safety Grounds

Flash Hazard Calculations and Approach Distances

• Approach Distance Definitions
• Determining Shock Hazard Approach Distances
• Calculating the Flash Hazard Minimum Approach Distance (Flash Protection Boundary)

Barriers and Warning Signs

• Illumination
• Conductive Clothing and Materials
• Confined Work Spaces

Tools and Test Equipment

• Authorized Users
• Visual Inspections
• Electrical Tests
• Wet and Hazardous Environments
• Field Marking of Potential Hazards
• The One-Minute Safety Audit

Safety-Related to Maintenance Requirements

• General Maintenance Requirements
• The Safety-Related Case for Electrical Maintenance
• Relationship of Improperly Maintained Electrical Equipment to the Hazards of Electricity
• Hazards Associated with Electrical Maintenance

• The Economic Case for Electrical Maintenance
• Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
• Impact of RCM on a Facilities Life Cycle
• The Eight Step Maintenance Program
• Frequency of Maintenance
• Substations, Switchgear Assemblies,
• Switchboards, Panel-boards, Motor Control
• Centers, and Disconnect Switches
• Premises Wiring
• Controller Equipment
• Fuses and Circuit Breakers
• Rotating Equipment
• Hazardous (Classified) Locations
• Batteries and Battery Rooms
• Portable Electric Tools and Equipment
• Personal Safety and Protective Equipment

Review of General Work and Plant Safety Rules

• Substations and Switchgear Rooms
• The basic rules for substations and switchgear rooms
• Requirements for identification.
• Access to High Voltage Enclosures and Equipment
• Responsibilities for Power Systems
• Responsibilities for Operations in Power Systems
• Electrical Safety Documents
• Switching of Power Systems under Normal Circumstances
• Switching Under Emergency Conditions
• Circumstances Requiring Isolation and/or Earthing
• Isolation
• Other Earthing Methods on High Voltage Electrical Equipment
• Earthing of Low Voltage Electrical Equipment of an Earthed System
• Recording of HV and LV Earth
• Work on Electrical Equipment
• Work on High Voltage Electrical Equipment
• Work on High Voltage Transformers.
• Work on High Voltage Switchgear
• Work on Low Voltage Electrical Equipment
• Work on Cables
• Work on Low Voltage Power Cables
• Work on High Voltage Power Cables
• Spiking of Cables for Identification
• Work on Pilot Cables Adjacent to Live Circuits
• Work on Overhead Lines
• Identification of Circuits
• Climbing of Towers or Structures
• Use of Safety Belts
• Approach of Lightening
• Work on Electrical Equipment Operated by or Containing Compressed Air
• Work on Electrical Protection Relays
• Work on Remotely or Automatically Controlled Electrical Equipment
• Physical Danger
• Precautions
• Work on Enclosures Protected by Fixed Fire Fighting Equipment
• Automatic Control
• Ventilation after a Discharge
• Testing
• Use of Safety Locks, Key Safes and Other Safety
• Switching, Working or Testing in Potentially Flammable Atmospheres Hazardous Areas
• Additional Precautions
• Non Electrical Work in the Vicinity of Live Parts
• Caution Notices
• The Use of Portable; (Hand-Held) Electrical Apparatus

Safety-Related Work Practices

• Definitions
• General Requirements for Electrical
• Safety-Related Work Practices
• Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition
• Work Involving Electrical Hazards
• Selection and use of work practices
• Use of equipment
• Safeguards for personnel protection

Regulatory and Legal Safety Requirements and Standards

• The Regulatory Bodies
• The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
• American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Other Electrical Safety Organizations
• The National Electrical Safety Code (NESC)—ANSI C-2
• General Description
• Industries and Facilities Covered
• Technical/Safety Items Covered
• The National Electrical Code (NEC)—ANSI/NFPA 70
• General Description
• Industries and Facilities Covered
• Technical and Safety Items Included

Electrical Equipment Maintenance—ANSI/NFPA 70B

• General Description
• Industries and Facilities Covered
• Technical and Safety Items Covered

Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace—ANSI/NFPA 70E

• General Description
• Industries and Facilities Covered
• Technical Safety Items Covered

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) StandardsOverview

• General Industry
• Construction Industry
• Safety Requirements for Special Equipment

Safety-Related Work Practices for :

• Electrolytic Cells
• Batteries and Battery Rooms
• Use of Lasers
• Power Electronic Equipment
• Safety-Related Work Requirements: Research and Development Laboratories
• Limits of Approach
• Incident Energy and Flash Protection Boundary Calculation Methods
• Electrical Safety Program
• Hazard/Risk Evaluation Procedure
• Sample Lockout/Tag-out Procedure
• Simplified, Two-Category, Flame-Resistant (FR) Clothing System
• Job Briefing and Planning Checklist
• Energized Electrical Work Permit
• General Categories of Electrical Hazards
• Typical Application of Safeguards in the Cell Line Working Zone
• Layering of Protective Clothing and Total System Arc Rating
• Example Industrial Procedures and Policies for Working Near Overhead
• Electrical Lines and Equipment
• Safety-Related Design Requirements

Electrical Equipment In Hazardous Areas

Properties of hazardous / Flammable Materials.

• Fire Triangle
• Source of ignition.
• Static Electricity.
• Static protection.
• Flash point.
• Ignition temperature.
• Explosive limits.
• Gas / apparatus grouping.
• Area classification.

Methods of Making Electrical Equipment Safe for use in Hazardous Environments (EX p, EX m, EX o, EX d, EX e, EX i , EX n, EX q).

• Exclusion of hazardous gas
• Exclusion of heat.
• Exclusion of air.
• Selection of electrical apparatus according to zone of risk
• Installation, Inspection & Maintenance.
• International Standards Related To Hazardous Area
• New classification of group/categories (Directive ATEX 94/9/EC)

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration