OSHA Construction Electrical Safety Training & Certification
29 CFR 1926 Subpart K Electrical
Electrocutions are the fourth leading cause of death among construction workers with average of 143 killed each year in the U.S. by contact with electricity. Electrical workers had the most electrocutions per year, followed by construction laborers, carpenters, supervisors of non-electrical workers, and roofers.
Electrical injuries consist of four main types: electrocution (fatal), electric shock, burns, and falls caused as a result of contact with electrical energy.
As a result construction workers must receive training in electrical safety.
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Governing regulations.
This online construction electrical safety training and certification course satisfies the training requirements for the OSHA 29 CFR § 1926 Subpart K Electrical Safety Standard.
Who must take this course?
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) states:
The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
It will take a MINIMUM of 3 hours to complete this OSHA Construction Electrical Safety Training online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable OSHA Construction Electrical Safety Training certificate and wallet card.
We have no restrictions on how long a person takes to complete a course.
Likewise, if you are purchasing for others, we have no time limit on assigning courses. So you can purchase a larger quantity then you currently need and take advantage of volume discounts.
Each student will receive 0.3 CEUs (or 3 CMEs) from Compliance Training Online™ for completing this course.
Our OSHA Construction Electrical Safety course consists of content, graphics, audio, self check (non-scored) questions, and a final exam.
This training is intended as an overview of the Construction electrical standard, providing explanations of the various requirements set by OSHA. The approach is to cover hazard identification, avoidance, and control, along with practical information on safe work practices.
Specific topics covered in this course include:
- About this course
- Hazards overview
- OSHA overview
- Electrical hazards overview
- Electricity overview
- Electrical shock
- Overhead power line hazards and control
- Ground-fault hazards and control
- Path to ground missing or discontinuous hazards and control
- Improperly used equipment hazards and control
- Power tools
- Improperly used extension or flexible cord hazards and control
- Overloading
- Short circuits
- Static electricity and lightning
- Causes of electrical hazards
- Hazard controls
OSHA has not specified any time frame for required retraining or recertification for Electrical Safety Training (general industry). Since there is no OSHA standard dealing with this specific hazard the OSH Act general duty clause, section 5(a)(1), 29 U.S.C. 654(b)(1) defines the standard which provides that:
(a) Each employer -
(1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
A recognized hazard is a danger recognized by the employer's industry or industry in general, by the employer, or by common sense. The general duty clause does not apply if there is an OSHA standard dealing with the hazard, unless the employer knows that the standard does not adequately address the hazard.
Therefore it is our recommendation that workers be retrained at least every three years.
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