Electrical Safety for Exposed Workers in General Industry (Cal/OSHA) Online Training

This online course covers the Cal/OSHA Low-Voltage and High-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders as they apply in general industry (including 8 CCR 2320.1 to 2320.7, 2360.3 and 2946) and is written for California general industry workers who work around electricity but are not qualified electrical workers.

What you learn

• How electricity hurts you
• Only qualified persons do electrical work
• Hidden wiring and labeled switches
• Ground-fault protection: GFCIs
• Cords, plugs and tools
• Overhead power lines
• Lockout, blockout and tags on circuits
• When something goes wrong
• A final lesson listing what to review with your supervisor at your company

How it works

• You take the course online, at your own pace, on a phone or a computer.
• The final exam opens after at least 60 minutes of active study in the lessons.
• Each topic lesson ends with practice questions that do not count toward your score.
• The final exam has 25 questions drawn at random. You need 80 percent to pass, and you get 3 attempts.
• When you pass, you get a certificate of completion from M Squared Safety Solutions, Inc. The certificate expires 1 year after it is issued.
• This course is also available in Spanish: Seguridad eléctrica para trabajadores expuestos en la industria general (Cal/OSHA): capacitación en línea.

Questions

Call an M Squared trainer at 949-954-6581, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Pacific time. A trainer answers in English and Spanish.

Your employer's part

This online course does not replace the training your employer must give on your own job: site-specific training, and hands-on practice and evaluation where the rule requires them.

What this course does not do

This is awareness training only: it does not make anyone a qualified person and does not teach work on energized equipment. Your employer must still train you on your own job, equipment and hazards under its Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Section 3203(a)(7)). This course is for general industry workplaces. Construction sites have their own rules; take the construction version of this course for construction work.