ELECTRICAL SAFETY TRAINING

For
Engineers
(2 day Programme)

Target participants: Engineers / Safety Engineers / Supervisors

Sl. Training Session Topic Time Slot & Contents

No. Duration

Day 1

Inauguration: Comapny Top Executive

9.30 am

1. Pre-training quiz 10.00 – 10.20 Quiz will contain 15 questions to assess the
(20 minutes) participants’ pre-training electrical safety
awareness level

2. Electrical Accident Overview 10.20 – 11.00 Electrical fire & accident statistics; causes;
(20 minutes) Focus areas

3. Fundamentals of Electricity, 11.00 – 12.00 Definition of electricity; current, voltage,

Hazards & Control
(45 minutes) resistance, AC, DC; effects of shock; neutral;
Flash Accidents; Various shock conditions;
MCB, Fuses, ACB, VCB, RCCB (applications of
30, 100, 300 milli ampere sensitivity devices);
Relays; Personal Protection Equipments
(helmets, rubber gloves, arc flash suits);
isolation transformer; Centre- Tapped Earth
Supply; Extra-Low voltage 24V supply, etc.

4. Hazardous Area 12.00 –12.45 HAC concepts; Selection of various special

Classification, Selection of (40 minutes) equipment as per IS 5571 & 5572; Special
Electrical Equipment for PGS design features of flameproof, increased safety,
Flammable Areas intrinsically safe equipment

5. Film on ‘Hazardous Area 12.45 –13.15 An informative video film that explains the
Classification’ (30 minutes) concepts of Hazardous Area Classification,
Special features of electrical equipment in
flammable atmospheres
LUNCH BREAK
13.15 –14.15
6. Electrical Fires & Prevention 14.15 – 14.45 Electrical fires, Causes, Portable Fire
Measures Extinguishers, Use of Linear Heat Sensing
(30 minutes) cables, Smoke detectors, Nitrogen blanketing
system & Mulsifier systems for transformer fire
protection, Fire Trace systems, etc.
7. Earthing & Electrical Hazard 14.45 –15.15 Why earthing, high earth resistance values &
Control adverse consequences, earth pits (pipe &
(30 minutes) plate), fault current dissipation, requirement of
single & double earthing depending on voltage
classes, earth pit resistance measurement &
periodicity, identification of earth pits, etc.

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TEA BREAK
15.15 –15.30

8. Electrical Preventive 15.30– 16.45 Different maintenance practices- Break Down,

Maintenance Predictive & Preventive maintenance, various
(75 minutes) national & international standards, Reliability &
Risk based maintenance practices, hotspot
detection, Ultra sound detection, Thermographic
inspections, Various equipment maintenance
(transformers, cables, MCC, motors, etc).
Day 2

9. Static Electricity – Hazards & 9.30 –10.10 Fundamentals of static electricity, hazards of
Control Measures Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) in flammable
(40 minutes) atmospheres, Minimum ignition energy required,
Explosions due to ESD, control measures,
Doping, Switch Loading, Bonding & earthing,
etc.

10 Statutes & Standards on 10.00 – 10.40 Indian Electricity Rules, Applicable Indian &
. Electrical Safety (30 minutes) international standards related to Electrical
safety

11 Lightning & Surge Protection 10.40 – 11.40 Lightning –Atmospheric physics, Kite
. experiment, various lightning damages, popular
(60 minutes) myths, lightning protection concepts for property
LP, personal LP, Surge Protection Devices

12 Film Explains the various electrical hazards & control

. 11.40 – 12.00 measures. An effective film that will make
participants appreciate the need to follow
electrical safety measures at work places.
(20 minutes)
13 Recommended Electrical 12.00 – 13.00 Permit To Work (PTW); Standard Operating
. Systems, Procedures & Procedures (SOPs); Various Power isolation
Practices (60 minutes) Procedures, LOTO; Various IS 5216 practices &
procedures, various common flaws, etc.
LUNCH BREAK

13.00 – 14.00
14 Case Studies 14.00 – 14.30 Various electrical accident case studies (shock,
. flash burns, flaws in LOTO, welding deaths,
(30 minutes) etc.)
15 Global Developments in 14.30 – 15.00 Global developments in the area of electrical
. Electrical Safety safety (AFCIs, GCDs, Electrical Safety week
(30 minutes) celebrations, LOTO-TO, etc.).
TEA BREAK
15.00 – 15.15

16 Spot Electrical Hazards 15.15 – 17.00 Participants to identify various electrical hazards
. –‘R&D Centre Electrical (1 ½ Hours) in the R&D premises, utility blocks, etc. and
Safety Walk Through’ discuss identified hazards in the training hall.

17 Post training quiz 17.00 – 17.15 Post-training quiz will enable the participants to
. self-assess their learning from the training.
(15 minutes)
18 Valediction & Closing 17.30
.

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