HAZWOPER: Electrical Safety & Lockout/Tagout Online Training Course - English

Hazardous waste is a serious problem that continues to endanger humans, animals, and environmental quality. However, as workers clean up hazardous waste sites, they face safety and health hazards. OSHA issued the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Standard to protect workers during cleanup operations and help them handle the wastes safely and effectively.

Electricity and sudden releases of hazardous energy cause thousands of injuries and deaths each year. Most of these injuries and deaths can be avoided if the proper precautions are used. It's important for learners to understand the dangers of electricity and hazardous energy particularly in a hazardous waste environment. They also need to be aware of what measures are in place, that if adhered to, can provide them protection from these hazards.

This HAZWOPER training course is designed to familiarize learners with the basics of electrical safety, how to recognize and avoid electrical hazards, what hazardous energy is, and how to properly perform lockout/tagout procedures to help learners avoid incidents involving electricity and other hazardous energy.

• The eLearning course covers the following topics:
• Electricity Fundamentals
• How Electricity Works
• Electrical Hazards
• Electrical Safety
• Employee Categories
• Electrical Safeguards
• Power Tool & Extension Cord Safety
• Emergency Procedures
• Hazardous Energy
• Sources of Hazardous Energy
• Hazardous Energy Accidents
• Lockout/Tagout
• OSHA Regulations
• Employee Roles
• Lockout vs. Tagout
• Lock & Tags
• Applying Lockout/Tagout
• Removing Lockout/Tagout
• Special Situations & Exceptions for Lockout/Tagout
• Special Situations
• Exceptions to Lockout/Tagout
• After completing this course, learners will be able to:
• Explain electrical hazards and how a worker could become injured by electricity
• Distinguish between a qualified and an unqualified employee
• Identify common ways to prevent electrical incidents and protect themselves from electrical hazards
• List safe work practices they can use around electricity
• Describe emergency procedures they can follow if they witness an electrical injury
• Identify sources of hazardous energy
• Describe the three different types of employees recognized in a lockout/tagout program, including authorized employee, affected employee, and other employees
• Recognize the difference between lockout and tagout
• Explain how to perform lockout/tagout procedures
• Describe how to handle special situations involving lockout/tagout including group lockout/tagout, shift changes, and when an authorized employee is unavailable
• Intended Audience: General site workers—such as equipment operators, general laborers, and supervisory personnel—who may be involved or expected to engage in hazardous waste cleanup operations where the worker may be exposed to hazardous substances, health hazards, or safety hazards.
• Regs Covered: 29 CFR 1910.120, 29 CFR 1926.65, 29 CFR 1910.147, 29 CFR 1910.333
• Length: 50 minutes
• Languages: Available in English or Spanish
• Copyright Date: 2018

This online course is part of the HAZWOPER: 40-Hour Initial Training: General Waste Site Workers Curriculum. To view the other 20 courses included in this curriculum, as well as other levels of training, visit the HAZWOPER Training Page.