Course Description

This course covers safety practices in handling & installing electrical systems.

It provides overview of electrical systems, and covers electrical distribution systems, monitoring protective equipment, emergency power systems, emergency generators, UPS checks, power outages, contractor control, hazardous areas, and special considerations when handling

Course Goal:

To enhance the participants’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to

understand safety practices in handling and installing electrical systems

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participant will be able to:

1. Understand electrical systems.
2. Understand electrical distribution systems.
3. Be familiar with monitoring protective equipment.
4. Understand emergency power systems.
5. Be familiar with emergency generators.
6. Be familiar with UPS checks.
7. Understand power outages
8. Determine hazardous areas.

Course Outline:

1. Overview of Electrical Systems.
   1. Basic elements of electrical generation & distribution systems.
   2. The function of emergency power systems.
2. Electrical Distribution Systems.
   1. Components.
   2. Facility responses to power outages.
3. Monitoring Protective Equipment.
   1. Monitoring equipment.
   2. Protective equipment for electrical circuits.
   3. Fail-safe devices & interlocks.
4. Emergency Power Systems.
5. Emergency generators.
6. UPS checks.
7. Power Outages (Types of power outages, Placing the unit in safe condition).
8. Contractor Control.
9. Hazardous Areas.
   1. Common problems of flammable atmospheres and electrical switchgears.
   2. API and national electrical codes and standards.
   3. Area classification system
   4. Safe areas.
   5. Hazardous areas.
   6. Static electricity.
   7. Electrical equipment in hazardous areas.
10. Special Considerations when handling : (High-voltage equipment, Energized circuit breakers, Motor starters).
    1. Personal protection items.
       1. Insulated gloves.
       2. H. voltage detecting “Hot Sticks”