Colorado – NFPA 70E – Electrical Safety

This NFPA 70E – Electrical Safety course provides a critical review of the standards designed to protect personnel from electrical hazards in the workplace. The curriculum begins with the core elements of an Electrical Safety Program (ESP), establishing clear responsibilities for employers and employees. You will learn the essential steps for establishing an electrically safe work condition, including the step-by-step de-energization process, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) principles, and verifying the absence of voltage. The training emphasizes job safety planning and risk assessments, guiding you through the justification process for energized work and the correct use of Energized Electrical Work Permits (EEWP).

Beyond procedural safety, the course dives into the technical selection of protection and maintenance. You will master the methods for performing shock and arc flash risk assessments, determining approach boundaries, and selecting the appropriate Arc Flash PPE using both the Incident Energy Analysis and PPE Category methods.

The training also covers the maintenance requirements for switchgear, panelboards, and circuit breakers to ensuring equipment reliability, as well as specific safety practices for special equipment like batteries, lasers, and capacitors. By the end, you will be equipped to implement Annex F risk controls and Annex I job briefings to maintain a compliant and safe work environment.

Learning objectives

• Describe the elements of an electrical safety program and the responsibilities of employers and employees under NFPA 70E 2024.
• Apply the lockout/tagout, de-energization and absence of voltage verification steps for establishing an electrically safe work condition.
• Determine shock and arc flash boundaries from risk assessments, and select PPE using the incident energy analysis or PPE category method.
• Apply the safety related maintenance requirements for switchgear, panelboards, fuses, circuit breakers and rotating equipment, and the safety practices for batteries, lasers, power electronics and capacitors.

Disclosure of proprietary interest. No instructor, subject-matter expert or content author involved in developing or delivering this course holds any financial or ownership interest in any product, instrument, device or material referenced in it, and none receives any royalty, profit share or other consideration from the promotion or endorsement of any product. This course does not endorse any commercial product or service.