NFPA 70E: Qualified Electrical Worker Training

Description

The NFPA 70E: Qualified Electrical Worker Training course is designed for electricians, maintenance personnel, supervisors, safety professionals, and other employees who work on or near energized electrical equipment operating at 50 volts or more. This course provides comprehensive training on the requirements of NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®, and its relationship to OSHA electrical safety regulations.

Electrical work presents serious, often invisible hazards, including electric shock, arc flash, arc blast, and secondary trauma. This course equips participants with the knowledge and practical understanding necessary to identify electrical hazards, perform proper risk assessments, establish Electrically Safe Work Conditions (ESWC), and apply appropriate protective measures in accordance with NFPA 70E.

Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the Electrical Safety Program (ESP), establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition, energized electrical work permits, shock and arc flash risk assessments, approach boundaries, and proper selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE). Emphasis is placed on applying the Hierarchy of Risk Controls and eliminating hazards whenever possible.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to:

• Explain the purpose and scope of NFPA 70E and its relationship to OSHA regulations
• Define key electrical safety terminology, including Qualified Person, ESWC, incident energy, and approach boundaries
• Describe employer and employee responsibilities under an Electrical Safety Program
• Conduct job safety planning and participate in effective job briefings
• Apply the Hierarchy of Risk Controls to electrical tasks
• Determine when an Electrically Safe Work Condition is required
• Identify the limited conditions under which energized work may be justified
• Implement proper Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures in accordance with NFPA 70E Article 120
• Execute the 8-step process for establishing and verifying an Electrically Safe Work Condition
• Perform and document electric shock risk assessments
• Interpret shock protection boundaries and determine required protective measures
• Perform and document arc flash risk assessments
• Explain the difference between the Incident Energy Analysis Method and the Arc Flash PPE Category Method
• Interpret arc flash labels and determine appropriate arc-rated PPE
• Select, inspect, maintain, and properly use arc flash and shock protection PPE
• Identify prohibited clothing and conductive items within the Arc Flash Boundary
• Understand training frequency requirements, retraining triggers, and documentation obligations
• Recognize emergency response training requirements, including annual contact release and CPR/AED training

Prerequisites

NFPA 70E: Qualified Electrical Worker Training is a foundational course that requires no prerequisites.

Continuing Education Units

0.8 CEUs are offered for this course. As an IACET Accredited Provider, NASP offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. CEUs will be reflected on the Certificate upon successful completion of the course and passing the exam. Partial credit or adjusted CEUs will not be awarded to individuals who do not successfully meet the criteria for achievement of CEUs.

Recertification

A refresher course and exam will be required every three (3) years. The cost of this recertification is $195.