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Electrical Awareness for the Non-Electrician
Registration Information
Electrical Practices: Workplace Safety for the Non-Electrician – ELC 1102
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 8:00am-12:00pm $149
Seminar Location: Seminar is held at Joliet Junior College’s Main Campus, Room T-1050, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, Illinois.
Seminar Description: The workshop provides an understanding of electricity focused on increased awareness and prevention of industrial and home accidents.
You will learn
- How voltage, current, and resistance are related, and the effects various amounts of current have on the human body.
- How to identify the factors that influence body resistance to electric shock.
- How the amount of time spent in contact with an electrical circuit will affect the severity of shock.
- The basic safety rules when working around electricity, and the safe loading of circuits.
- How to identify safety considerations when using an extension cord and the proper procedure for inspecting portable electric hand tools.
- To define the purpose of a ground fault interrupter (GFI).
- To identify the correct type of fire extinguisher to use on an electrical fire.
- To identify the need to lock and tag a de-energized circuit before working on the circuit.
- To describe the dangers of static electricity.
Workshop Outline
- Accident Prevention, Industry Safe Work Practices,
- Electrical Hazards, Hazard Awareness
- General Theory, Equipment Selection
- Personal Protective Equipment, types, ratings and care
- Personal Protective Grounding
- Protective Equipment
- Receptacles, switches, power tools
- Circuit breakers, fuses, GFIs
- Electrical equipment found in the home
- Cords, what to do in the event of an electrical fire
- First aid for shock victim
- Battery safety
Course Addresses The Following Requirements:
Introduction to Electrical Standards - OSHA’s 29 CFR 1910 & 1926, NEC, & NFPA 70E; OSHA’s 1910.332 - OSHA Training Requirements
Electricity & Electric Shock - (a) Nature Of Electrical Accidents (b) Effects Of Electrical Shock (c) First Aid For Electric Shock Victims; OSHA’s 1910.333 - Selection & Use Of Work Practices - (a) Lock Out/Tag Out (b) Approach Distances; OSHA’s 1910.334 - Use Of Equipment (a) Portable Electric Equipment (b) Electric Power & Lighting Circuits (c) Hazardous Locations; OSHA’s 1910.335 - Safeguards For Personnel Protection
Your instructor
Jerry Raino is a member of the technical department at Joliet Junior College. He has been an instructor in the Electrical/Electronic Automated Systems program since 1984. He is also an journeyman electrician. Jerry has a B.S. in Vocational Education from Southern Illinois University and a M.S. in Instructional Technology from Northern Illinois University. He is also the co-author of a training manual, Industrial Motors, published by Energy Concepts (1991).
 IN-HOUSE TRAINING AVAILABLE
For additional information about in-house training, please call Amy Murphy at (815) 280-1418 or email
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