Electrical Safety Related Work Practices and the 2021 NFPA 70E For Electrical Workers

This program provides electrical workers with an understanding of those requirements of the 2021 NFPA 70E that relate to the safe performance of electrical work. It also explains the dual hazards of electric shock and arc flash as well as the factors that contribute to the severity of injury. To assist in meeting the annual requirement for contact release training, this program provides an explanation of electrical contact release and demonstrates how to safely remove a worker from an energized source. The program provides a clear explanation of the two approach boundaries used for shock protection, the Limited Approach Boundary and the Restricted Approach Boundary, as well as the approach boundary used for arc flash protection, the Arc-Flash Boundary. The definition of a qualified electrical worker is explained in addition to the knowledge and skills required for a qualified electrical worker to cross the Restricted Approach Boundary. Also included are the restrictions and except