5664391 electrical competent person presenatation

5664391

1. 1
Qualified Electrical Worker
Aqualifiedpersonisspecificallytrainedinthe
hazardsofworkingonenergizedpartsand
equipment.
Receivingthistrainingwillhelpyourecognize
andavoidunsafeconditionsandprocedures.

2. 2
Qualified Electrical Worker
Beingqualified
–Dependsontheequipmentyou’reworkingon
»Qualifiedtoworkononetypeofequipmentdoesnot
necessarilymeanbeingqualifiedtoworkallequipment
–Meansyouareallowedtousetestequipment
–Meansyou’reallowedtoworkonenergized
systems

3. 3
Three Levels of Protection
Therearethreebasiclevelsofprotection
necessarytoworkaroundelectricitysafely:
–Engineeringdangeroutofthejob
–Safeworkpractices
–Personalprotectiveequipment(PPE)

4. 4
Personal Protective Equipment
Selecttheproperequipmentandcheckit
periodically
–Selectthepropertoolforthevoltageinvolved
Usetheappropriatepersonalprotective
equipment
–Weartheproperclothingandremoveconductive
jewelry

5. 5
Portable Electric Equipment
Inspectyourelectricaltools:
–Checkinsulatedgripsforcracks,tearsandworn
spots
–Discardorreplacehome-madeinsulation
–Besuresafetyguardsorshieldsareinplace
–Inspectportableextensioncords

6. 6
Overload
Safeoutletsarealwaysgrounded
Bewareofoverload
Morethantwoplugsperdoubleoutletis
overloaded
–Neveroverloadanyoutlet

7. 7
Symbols, Signs, and Barriers
Read and follow safety signs, symbols and
barriers:
–Red:indicates stop bar and emergency cut-off
switches
–Orange:marks dangerous exposed machine parts
or electrical hazards.
–Yellow:calls for caution
–Green:shows where to find safety items

8. 8
Wet Working Conditions
Neverworkwithelectricityifyouorthework
areahasbeenexposedtowaterorwetweather
–Ifyourworksiteisatallmoist,lockingconnectors
provideadditionalsafety

9. 9
Reenergizing Electrical Systems
Specificstepsyoumusttakebeforeyou
reenergizeelectricalsystems:
–Inspecttheentireworkarea
–Warnco-workers
–Removelocksandtags

10. 10
Employee Responsibilities
Avoidingoverloadoncircuits
Inspectingallequipment,cords,switchesand
componentspriortoeachuse
Readandfollowallsafetysigns,symbols,
andbarriers

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Employee Responsibilities
Useproperlighting
Followgoodhousekeepingwithrespectto
toolsandworkareas
Avoidwetworkingconditions
Followalllockout/tagoutprocedures