Electrical Safety Training System Non-Electrical Workers

Earn your ESTS Non-Electrical Workers certificate upon successful completion of this course

ELECTRICAL SAFETY TRAINING SYSTEM NON-ELECTRICAL WORKERS COURSE OVERVIEW

This course is designed specifically for non-electrical workers who typically use, apply, and/or operate electrical equipment in the workplace or work in close proximity to overhead power lines. It will inform you about the associated hazards and risks and explain how to protect yourself from being potentially exposed to electrical shock and arc flash hazards.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe how electricity is produced and distributed
  • Identify shock and arc flash electrical hazards
  • Understand normal and abnormal conditions of energized electrical equipment
  • Summarize your roles and responsibilities
  • Apply safe electrical work practices
  • Explain emergency response procedures for electrical incidents

This course provides awareness training that is not specific to any region or country; therefore, it is important to familiarize yourself with and follow your employer’s specific policies and practices.

This course was developed by a leading electrical safety subject matter expert with over 22 years of experience as an electrical engineer. In addition to having vast experience as an independent electrical safety consultant, the developer was the first Vice-Chair of the CSA Z462 Workplace Electrical Safety Technical Committee and is currently a CSA Z462 voting member and leader of Working Group 8 annexes.

ELECTRICAL SAFETY TRAINING SYSTEM NON-ELECTRICAL WORKERS COURSE TOPICS

Course Introduction

  • Overview
  • Objectives

Introduction to Electricity

  • What is electricity?
  • Ohm’s law
  • Where does electricity come from?

Standards and Regulations

  • Health and safety regulations
  • Plan-Do-Check-Act
  • Consensus-based standards

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Normal condition
  • Abnormal conditions
  • Normal or abnormal?
  • Look, listen, and smell

Understanding the Risks

  • What are the risks?
  • Effect of shock and arc flash

Taking Precautions

  • Approach boundaries – shock and arc flash
  • Overhead power lines and buried cables
  • Step and touch potential
  • Environmental conditions
  • Personal protective equipment

Reporting Incidents and Emergency Response

  • Emergency response
  • Reporting the incident

Conclusion and Final Exam

  • Final note
  • Final exam

Duration

Average Completion Time

Completion times vary depending on the number of times the information is viewed prior to finishing the course. The average completion time is 90 minutes.

Testing

Knowledge Assessment

Testing is conducted in this online course to reinforce the information presented. You are provided unlimited opportunities to achieve a passing mark of 80% or greater.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Upon successful completion of this course, a certificate will be available to download and print. You can access your certificate through your online account.

How We Help

 
At BIS, we take great pride in how we can positively impact others on a global scale. We create engaging online safety modules to ensure the safety of our customers and clients, and tailor the modules to fit our clients' needs. Keeping each other safe is a critical responsibility that makes a large impact on the organizations that we work with. We take pride in our ability to cultivate a positive, safe and healthy work environment.



What We Do

 
Our organization is committed to fostering a culture of inclusivity and innovation, and we stand by our core values: Compassion, Humility, and Integrity. We believe that a positive and supportive work environment is essential for the success of our business and the well-being of our employees. Compassion and Inclusivity is at the core of our culture. We strive to create an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. Collaboration is another key element of our culture. We believe that working together as a team, leads to better outcomes and a more fulfilling work experience. We encourage open communication, active listening, and constructive feedback, and we support our employees in sharing ideas and taking ownership of their work. Finally, we embrace innovation as a driving force behind our success.

At BIS, our culture is centered around our commitment to client satisfaction, employee empowerment, and collaborative innovation. We strive to create an environment where everyone can contribute their unique superpowers and perspectives.

Who We Are

 
We are a growing technology company based out of Sherwood Park, Alberta. We provide a
compliance and learning management software for the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) professional Our software, BIStrainer, is a cloud-based application which includes tens of thousands of training courses for any user, we can build and modify courses to meet the needs of any field user and we have a state-of-the-art program to help our clients organize their training information and needs.

Our Company was established in 2006 and we now have over 2 million active users and over 1,100 company clients and partners who rely on BIStrainer for their health and safety programs.