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Electrical Safety Awareness (NFPA 70E)

Shock, arc flash and arc blast, approach boundaries and everyday electrical safety for people who work near electrical equipment

Duration: 1.5 hours
Modules: 4
Final exam: 70% to pass
Certificate: 36 months

$59

Before you buy: what your employer must also provide

This course is for unqualified persons. It does not make anyone a qualified person. Qualified status requires training from your employer on the specific tasks and equipment, and demonstrated skill. Your employer must also cover its own electrical safety program, labels, PPE and lockout procedure.

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Verifiable Certificate of Completion. Certificate valid for 36 months.
3 exam attempts
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The full course, every module, quiz and the final exam, is available in Spanish. Choose your language inside the course at any time.

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About this course

Most people hurt by electricity at work are not electricians. They are operators, assemblers, material handlers and technicians who opened a door, used a damaged cord, reached past a barricade or reset a breaker one time too many. This course teaches people who work near electrical equipment, but do not work on it, how to recognize electrical hazards and stay out of harm's way.

You will learn how shock, arc flash and arc blast injure people, and why the last two injure people who touch nothing. You will learn how OSHA's electrical safety-related work practice rules in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S (1910.331 to 1910.335) and the consensus standard NFPA 70E fit together, and the difference between a qualified and an unqualified person. You will learn the limited approach, restricted approach and arc flash boundaries, how to read an equipment label, and why the electrically safe work condition and lockout/tagout come before any work. The last module covers what every person can do every shift: inspecting cords and tools, extension cord rules, GFCIs, keeping the working space in front of panels clear, tripped breakers, overhead lines and what to do if someone is shocked. Scenarios come from electronics assembly, aerospace machining, metal fabrication and warehousing.

Who this course is for, and what it cannot do. This is awareness training for unqualified persons under 29 CFR 1910.332. It does not make anyone a qualified person. Qualified persons need employer-provided training specific to the tasks and equipment they work on, and a demonstration of skill that the employer evaluates and documents. Your employer must also train you on site-specific items: your equipment, your lockout/tagout procedure, your labels, your PPE and your reporting route. The course follows federal OSHA general industry rules. State-plan states such as California may have additional or stricter requirements, and employers outside the US follow their own national regulations. NFPA 70E is revised every 3 years; the principles taught here are common to the 2024 and 2027 editions, and your employer's program states which edition it follows.

The course closes with a 10-question examination drawn from a bank of 20. On passing you receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion for the instruction delivered online. The certificate is valid for 36 months, matching the NFPA 70E requirement to retrain at intervals not exceeding 3 years.

What you will be able to do

Describe how shock, arc flash and arc blast injure people, and the conditions that make each more likely.
Explain how OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subpart S and NFPA 70E relate, and who must be trained under 1910.332.
Distinguish a qualified person from an unqualified person and state what an unqualified person may and may not do.
Identify the limited approach, restricted approach and arc flash boundaries and read an arc flash label.
Explain why an electrically safe work condition and lockout/tagout come before work, and why control devices such as e-stops do not isolate energy.
Inspect cords and portable tools, use extension cords and GFCIs correctly, and keep panel working space clear.
Respond correctly to tripped breakers, electrical warning signs and a person receiving a shock.

Course outline

1
How electricity injures: shock, arc flash and arc blast
The three electrical hazards, how current through the body causes harm, why arc flash and arc blast injure people who never touch a conductor, and the common ways workers become part of the circuit.
About 20 minutes, then a module quiz
2
The rules and the roles: OSHA Subpart S, NFPA 70E, qualified and unqualified persons
How OSHA's electrical safety-related work practices and NFPA 70E fit together, who must be trained, the difference between qualified and unqualified persons, and what this course can and cannot do.
About 20 minutes, then a module quiz
3
Approach boundaries, labels and the electrically safe work condition
The limited and restricted approach boundaries, the arc flash boundary, how to read an equipment label, why the electrically safe work condition is the first choice, and what lockout/tagout means for electrical work.
About 22 minutes, then a module quiz
4
Everyday electrical safety: cords, GFCIs, panels and emergencies
Inspecting cords and portable tools, extension cord rules, ground-fault protection, keeping working space clear in front of panels, tripped breakers, conductive objects and apparel, overhead lines, and what to do when someone is shocked.
About 23 minutes, then a module quiz
Final examination and certificate
10 questions drawn from the course bank. Score 70% or higher to receive your Certificate of Completion.

Who it is for

Production operators, assemblers and machine operators in electronics, aerospace and metal fabrication
Warehouse, material handling and forklift staff who work near panels and overhead lines
Technicians, inspectors and engineers who are not qualified to work on energized equipment
Supervisors and new starters who need electrical safety awareness training for unqualified persons

Prerequisites

None.

Questions

Does this course make me a qualified person under OSHA or NFPA 70E?

No. The course is awareness training for unqualified persons. A qualified person needs training from the employer that is specific to the tasks and equipment involved, practice, and a demonstration of skill that the employer evaluates and documents. Only your employer can designate you as qualified, and only for specific tasks and equipment.

Does this course satisfy the OSHA training requirement in 29 CFR 1910.332?

It covers the general electrical safety-related work practices that unqualified persons need. 1910.332 also requires training in practices that apply to each person's job, so your employer must add site-specific content: your equipment, which panels you may and may not open, your lockout/tagout procedure, your labels and PPE, and how to report hazards. Training may be classroom or on-the-job, and the depth depends on the risk.

Why does the certificate expire after 36 months?

NFPA 70E requires retraining in electrical safety-related work practices at intervals not exceeding 3 years, so the PlanetISO Certificate of Completion is valid for 36 months. Your employer may require retraining sooner, for example after new equipment is installed, procedures change or someone is seen not following safe practices. OSHA's 1910.332 itself does not set a fixed refresher interval; the 3-year maximum comes from NFPA 70E, which most employer electrical safety programs follow.

Which edition of NFPA 70E does the course follow?

NFPA 70E is revised every 3 years, and the current edition is NFPA 70E-2027, effective 6 May 2026. The course teaches core principles that are common to the 2027 edition and the 2024 edition many programs still reference: hazard recognition, approach boundaries, labels, the electrically safe work condition and the limits on unqualified persons. It deliberately avoids section numbers that change between editions. Your employer's electrical safety program states which edition it follows.

Is this course OSHA approved?

OSHA does not approve or certify training providers or courses. You receive a PlanetISO Certificate of Completion for the instruction delivered online, which your employer can keep as part of your training record. It is not an OSHA card or credential.

I work outside the United States or in a state-plan state. Does the course apply?

The principles apply everywhere, and NFPA 70E is used in many countries. The legal references are federal OSHA general industry rules. State-plan states such as California may have additional or stricter requirements, and employers outside the US follow their own national regulations.

What happens if I fail the exam?

You have 3 attempts. Each attempt draws a different 10-question set from the bank of 20, and module quizzes can be retaken without limit to prepare.

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About this course

What you will be able to do

Course outline

How electricity injures: shock, arc flash and arc blast

The rules and the roles: OSHA Subpart S, NFPA 70E, qualified and unqualified persons

Approach boundaries, labels and the electrically safe work condition

Everyday electrical safety: cords, GFCIs, panels and emergencies

Final examination and certificate

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