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

This online course covers the federal OSHA electrical safety-related work practice rules for general industry (29 CFR 1910.331 to 1910.335) and is written for general industry workers who work on, near or with electrical equipment but are not qualified electrical workers.

What you learn

• How electricity hurts you
• Qualified or not: where your job stops
• Working near exposed live parts
• Locks and tags
• Cords, plugs and portable equipment
• Breakers, fuses and GFCIs
• Overhead power lines
• 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 (OSHA federal): 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 course does not make anyone a qualified person and does not teach work on energized equipment; your employer still trains you on the practices for your own job and its lockout procedures, which the course's company review lesson lists. It is for general industry only; construction work falls under OSHA's separate construction rules, and state plan states may have stricter rules.