Electrocution Hazards Part II Employer Responsibilities

The second in a two-part series on electrocution hazards, This Interactive course on Electrocution Hazards Part II: Employer Responsibilities discusses the electrical hazards that can be encountered on construction sites, the OSHA regulations that address them, and the responsibilities that employers have to protect workers from accidents and injuries involving electricity. While electrical energy does a lot of useful work on a job site, it can create serious hazards as well. Electricity kills more than a hundred construction workers each year and injures thousands more. They also suffer more than half of the electrical injuries that occur on the job. But these incidents could have been prevented. Areas covered in the course include information on electricity, OSHA and employee safety, working near power lines, safe practices for using electrical tools and cords, reducing ground fault hazards, energy isolation and equipment guarding, lock-out/tag-out, and more.

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Topics covered in these products include:

  • Describe the OSHA regulations that address the different types of electrical hazards and the potential for electrocution that can be encountered on construction sites.
  • Recognize the responsibilities that construction employers have to protect their workers from electrical hazards and electrocution.
  • Know how common electrical injuries are on construction sites and how to protect against them.
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Associated Industries: Construction Environments.
Associated Topic Titles: Construction Safety, Electrical Safety, Lock-Out / Tag-Out.


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