This course will take approximately 17 minutes to complete.

This training session will cover the hazards and risks of working on or near energized electrical equipment. It will also discuss the procedures for preventing an arch flash accident, and how to protect yourself from the hazards of an arc flash.

• According to the National Fire Protection Association more than 2,000 people are treated for severe arc flash injuries each year.
• On average, five to ten arc explosions occur in electric equipment every day in the United States.
• Bureau of Labor Statistics data for 1994 show 11,153 cases of reported days away from work due to electrical burns, electrocution or electrical shock injuries, fires and explosions.
• Electrical burns, often severe, are a common injury from arc flash incidents.
• Pressure waves that can damage your hearing, fracture ribs, collapse lungs, and knock you off a ladder or blow you across a room.
• Pressure waves that can send loose material like pieces of damaged equipment, tools, and other objects flying through the air at speeds in excess of 700 miles per hour.
• A high-intensity flash that can damage your eyesight and leave you blind.
• A superheated ball of gas with temperatures in excess of 5,000 degrees that can ignite your clothing and cause serious burns over much of your body.