Certified Electrical Safety Specialist (CESS- Low Voltage)

Course Description

This course provides an understanding of the principles of electricity and the electrical hazards common to business and industry. It examines the common electrical injuries to employees and how to prevent them, and teaches how to recognize, evaluate, and control electrical hazards. Additionally, the course covers regulatory compliance and safe work practices.

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to understand:
• Physical and health hazards associated with electricity
• Identify and explain electrical protective devices
• Understand electrical theory and terminology
• Understand and apply electrical design requirements
• OSHA low-voltage electrical standards.
• Hazards of contact with electricity.
• Properties of electricity.
• Electrical shock.
• Burns caused by electricity.
• Recognizing hazards.
• Evaluating hazards.
• OSHA low voltage standards.
• NFPA 70E.

Requirements

• none