70E Compliance Class

Introduction

• Differences Between NFPA 70E and NFPA 70 (NEC)
• How this works with OSHA
• Purpose
• 4 protective strategies

Safety Related Work Practices

• Responsibility
• Training requirements
• Safety Training
• Type of Training
• Employee Training
• Safety Program
• Hazard / Risk Evaluation Procedures
• Job Briefing
• Working while exposed  to Electrical Hazards
• Energized Electrical Circuits and Circuit Parts
• Working within Boundaries
• Electrical  Hazard Analysis
• Use of Equipment
• Rated for what is being tested
• Inspection
• Verification,  testing for energized circuits

Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition

• How / Process
• Six steps
• Principle of LO/TO
• Training
• Plan
• Control of energy
• Identification
• Voltage
• Coordination

Work Involving Electrical Hazards

• Justification
• Approach boundaries
• Energized Work Permit
• Arc Flash Hazard Analysis
• Flash boundaries
• PPE
• Labeling
• Other precautions
• Alertness
• Blind Reaching
• Illumination
• Confined Spaces
• Housekeeping

General Maintenance Requirements

• Qualified Persons
• One Lines
• Over-current devices
• Space around electrical devices
• Grounding and bonding
• Grounding of energized Conductors
• Safety equipment
• Clear spaces
• Identification of components and circuits
• Warning signs

Substations

• Enclosure
• Area enclosures
• Conductors and insulation
• Protective devices

Wiring

Controllers

Fuses and Circuit breakers

• Fuses
• Molded case circuit breakers
• Testing

Rotating Machinery

Hazardous locations

Batteries

Portable Electrical Tools

Maintenance of PPE

70B Electrical Equipment Maintenance

Introduction

• Why an Effective Electrical Preventive Maintenance(EPM) program pays dividends
• EPM and Energy conservation.
• What is an Effective Electrical Maintenance Program
• Introduction
• Survey and analysis
• Identification of critical equipment
• Methods and Procedures
• System Studies

Fundamentals of Electrical Equipment Maintenance

• Scheduling Maintenance
• Acceptance Testing
• Design to accommodate maintenance
• Equipment cleaning
• Equipment safety

Testing and Test Methods

• Frequency of tests
• As-Found and AS-Left tests
• Qualifications of Test Operators
• Test Equipment
• Insulation Testing
• Low Voltage Circuit Breakers
• Insulated-Case and Molded-Case Circuit Breakers
• Motor Control Equipment
• Motor Overloads
• Components and Maintenance of Motor Controls
• Contactors
• Transformers
• Protective Relays
• Battery Systems
• Uninterruptible Power Supply(UPS) Systems
• Switches
• Cables
• Switchgear and Switchboard Assemblies
• Rotating Equipment
• Medium and High Voltage Circuit Breakers
• Infrared Inspections

Hands on demonstration of testing equipment and procedures.

• Demonstrate proper use of test equipment
• Demonstrate safe work practices of testing low voltage circuit breakers
• Insulation Resistance, Contact Resistance, and secondary injection of over current protection.
• Demonstrate safe rack out practices for breakers