Electrical Shock
$49.00
Duration: 2h 30m
This is the third lesson in the Electrical Safety Library. This lesson describes the effects electrical current has on the human body. Proper methods of removing a victim from an energized circuit are discussed. Who is “qualified” to perform a particular task and alerting techniques are introduced.
Objectives:
- Describe how accidental electric shock can occur.
- Describe the affects various amounts of current have on the human body.
- Identify the factors that influence body resistance to electric shock.
- Describe how various current paths through the body affect the severity of an electric shock.
- Describe how the amount of time spent in contact with an electrical circuit will affect the severity of an electric shock.
- Identify alerting techniques warning of electrical hazards.
- Describe the need to lock and tag a de-energized circuit before working on the circuit.
- Describe who is “Qualified” according to OSHA.
- Identify proper methods of removing a victim from an energized circuit.
