High Voltage Safety Training
Recognizing Electrical Safety Hazards - Where Do They Exist?
A detailed review of critical electrical safety hazards created by energized electrical equipment:
- Insulation
- Power Cables
- Power Transformers
- Instrument Transformers
- Dealing With Fault Currents
- Disconnect Switches
- Switchgear
- Circuit Breakers
- Fuses
- Electrical Relays
- Motor Starters
- AC/DC Motors
- Capacitors
- Emergency UPS Systems
Resolving Electrical Safety Hazards
Objective: Determine the controls used to protect workers from all energy sources created in the workplace. Benefits of a safe workplace include fewer injuries, lower worker compensation costs, reduced service interruptions, greater protection of capital investment, and increased uptime. This section will provide you with a detailed blueprint that maximizes electrical safety and all the benefits it generates.
- Hierarchy of Controls
- Management Control
- Legislation
- Electrical Code
- Purchasing Controls
- Engineering Controls
- Training
- Safety Documentation
- Rules
- Safe Work Practices
- Safe Work Procedures
- Codes of Practice
- Operating Procedures
- Permits & Clearances
- Switching Procedures
- Physical Equipment
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Safety Equipment
- Signs and Barriers
- Equipment Protection
- Interlock
- Grounding
- Field Control
- Inspections
- Job Planning
- Pre-job Meeting
- Hazard Identification
- Hazard Reporting
- Work Methods
- Limits of Approach
- Switching Practices
GENERAL ELECTRICAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
- Review of Standards and OH&S Regulations
- HV electrical qualifications
- Poles and structures
- Obstructions on poles
- Properly informing electrical workers
- Working in service rooms
- Space around equipment
- Working with HV test equipment
- Insulated aerial devices
SWITCHING
This section of the course will instruct how to: interpret and use a single line diagram to write a switching sequence to safely isolate an electrical device for work; Validate existing operating orders and switching procedures; and Develop and maintain mandated documentation for all electrical equipment isolation and maintenance work.
- Single Line Diagrams
- Using Prints
- Electrical System Drawings
- Safety Documentation
- Isolation
- Lockout/Isolation
- Switching Workshop
WORKING ON HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
- Isolation and lockout
- Warning signs
WORKING ON DE-ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE POWER SYSTEMS
- Isolation and lockout
- Person in charge
- Switching sequences
- Isolating devices
- Grounding and blocking
- Working with multiple authorities
WORKING CLOSE TO ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTORS
- Minimum clearances
- General limits of approach
- Assurance in writing
- Assurance not practicable
- When is a worker specially trained and qualified
- Adjusted limits of approach
- Emergency work procedures
- Authorization by owner to perform work
COURSE TIMETABLE:
Start: 10 a.m. Eastern Time
Finish: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time