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Qualified Electrical Worker Series

Why Have the Qualified Worker Series?
Awareness... NFPA and OSHA requirements mandate that workers be qualified. Workers should never be subjected to tasks for which they are not familiar. These tasks may contain hazards the worker is unaware of.

What Does The Qualified Worker Do For Me?
Protects the worker... The qualified worker series helps the employer meet training requirements mandated by OSHA and NFPA standards. This series assures both employee and the employer that proper attention and training have been given to the employee concerning potential electrical shock, fire and arc flash hazards. See "Qualified Worker" Ebook at www.integforce.com for details of requirements.

What is the Qualified Worker Series Program? The purpose of this program is to help workers avoid shock, fire and arc flash hazards and to meet the requirements (based on definitions and interpretations given in the NFPA and OSHA standards) of a qualified person.

A qualified person is defined as one who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of electrical equipment installation and has training on the hazards involved as described in OSHA 1910. Subpart S and OSHA 1910.269.

Qualified individuals should be familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, arc flash, insulating and shielding materials, insulated tools, wiring methods, testing techniques, grounding theory, grounding application, inspection techniques, basic electrical theory and test equipment. A person can be considered qualified with respect to certain equipment methods, but still be unqualified for others.

A qualified person can be an employee who is undergoing on-the-job training (under a Qualified Person) classroom training, and who, in the course of such training, has demonstrated the ability to perform duties safely at his or her level of training. The duties under the direction and supervision of a qualified person shall be considered to be a qualified person for performance of those duties. The certificate quantifies the training.

A qualified person is permitted into a limited approach boundary of exposed live parts operating in 50 Volts or more, and shall, at the minimum, be additionally trained in all of the following:

1. The skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed energized parts from other parts of electrical equipment
2. The skills and techniques necessary to determine a nominal voltage of exposed live parts
3. The approach distance as specified in table 130.2 (C) and the corresponding voltages to which the qualified person would be exposed
4. The decision-making process necessary to determine the degree and extent of the hazard and the personal protective equipment (PPE) and job planning necessary to perform the task safely

Unqualified persons shall be trained in and be familiar with any of the electrical safety related practices that might not be addressed specifically by chapter 1 of NFPA 70 E but are germane to the workers work task.

Just by the nature of their job, some workers have association with electricity. Examples of workers who are considered unqualified electrical workers, but must have training associated with their electrical job task are as follows:

1. Operators
2. Welders
3. Machinist
4. Mill Rights
5. Pipefitters
6. Boilermakers
7. Mechanical Engineers
8. Chemical Engineers
9. Industrial Engineers
10. Laborers

What are the Training Requirements for a Qualified Worker?

See OSHA 1910 Subpart S & NFPA 70 E 110 f

NOTE: OSHA has given an interpretation (09/09/1993, Roger A. Clark, Director, Directorate of Compliance Programs) states training must be congruent with OSHA 1910. Subpart S. 330-308 & 331-335.

Qualified Worker Series
The series is written primarily for those involved directly with electrical installations, construction and maintenance of electrical equipment and conductors. Exposure to these courses alerts the worker to typical potential electrical hazards. It also trains the worker to recognize potential electrical hazards.

The qualified workers series is based on the following standards

1. NFPA 70 – National Code Electrical
2. NFPA 70 E – Electrical Safety in the Workplace
3. NFPA 70 B - Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Standard
4. NFPA 79 – Industrial Machines
5. IEEE Green book - Grounding, Bonding and Shielding of Power Systems
6. IEEE Emerald book - Grounding, Bonding and Shielding of Sensitive Electronic Equipment
7. IEEE 1584
8. OSHA 1910 Subpart S, Below 600 Volts
9. OSHA 1910.269, Above 600 Volts
10. Basic Electrical Theory as Applied to Codes and Standards

What Happens When All Courses are Completed?

When you complete each course, a test is given and a certificate is received if the course is passed.

When all courses have been completed, a proctored exam is given, which covers all eight courses. Once the exam has been successfully passed the participant is given a "qualified worker series" certificate of completion.

What Does This Series Cover?

The following is a list of courses designed for the qualified worker series certificate.

1. Understanding Basic Electricity for Electrical Safety

2. OSHA Electrical Requirements - CFR 1910 Subpart S., Below 600 Volts

3. Guide to Electrical Safety Work Practices - NFPA 70 E

4. Guide to the National Electrical Code for Field Use - NFPA 70

5. Grounding Bonding Shielding

6. Preventive and Predictive Maintenance Standard - NFPA 70 B

7. Industrial Machines - NFPA 79

8. OSHA Electrical Requirements – CFR 1910.269 Above 600 Volts

The courses do not have to be taken in sequence but you must complete all the requirements within a three-year period in order to receive a certificate.

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