Duration
1 day
Overview
Electrical accidents occur every year in Malaysia and many victims suffer pain, injuries and death from electrical shock. The exact effect that an electrical shock will have on an individual depends on the type of circuit, its voltage, resistance, amperage, the pathway through the body, and the duration of the contact.
Some shocks will be barely felt; others will result in deep burns, bruises and bone fractures resulting from collisions or falls, or even immediate heart stoppage.
Training your employees in electrical safety can eliminate the possibility of electrical accidents occurring in the workplace.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this training, participants will be able to:
- Define the terms: voltage, current, resistance, conductor, insulator and circuit;
- List the fundamental rules of electricity and briefly explain each;
- State the effects of electric shock on the human body;
- Explain the reasons why a person will receive an electric shock in any given situation;
- Determine the likely pathway electricity will take through a person’s body when contact is made with a live electrical source;
- Describe how an electrical accident can be avoided in any given situation;
- State the steps in the emergency procedure for an electrified person and briefly describe each;
- State what to do in the event of a fire involving electricity and types of fire extinguishers used to extinguish these fires.
Course Syllabus
- Basic facts about electricity
- the commonly used and meaning of electrical terms
- fundamental rules of electricity
- knowledge of electricity can help you to avoid electrical accidents
- The effects of electricity on the human body
- the type of current
- the amperage
- the resistance
- the duration of the electrical contact
- the pathway the electricity takes
- 3. Recognition, evaluation and control of electrical hazards
- recognizing electrical hazards
- evaluating the risk
- controlling measures such as substituting, engineering controls and administrative controls
- 4. What to do in the event of an electrical accident
- the steps to follow if you encounter someone who is in contact with a ‘live’ electrical source
- recognize two life threatening conditions that can result from an electric shock
- precaution to take to protect yourself from injury when you are trying to free a victim from a power source
- what to do in the event of a fire involving electricity
Who should attend?
Employees whose work involves equipment & machinery using electricity including supervisors, engineers, safety committee members, etc.
Benefit
You will be able to eliminate electrical hazards at your workstation does avoiding electrical accident.
Methodology
- Lectures & LCD Presentation
- Video clip presentation
- Interaction
- Questions and answers
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.