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OTI 3095 Electrical Standards

4 days, 26 instructional hours
26 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) are offered for Engineers in attendance.

About This Event:

OTI 3095 Electrical Standards is designed to provide you with a survey of OSHA’s electrical standards and the hazards associated with electrical installations and equipment.  During this 4-day course, you receive a thorough overview of electrical installations and electrical testing equipment with emphasis on safety-related work practices, electrical hazard recognition, OSHA policies and procedures, and the National Electrical Code.

You Will:

  • Use OSHA standards, detect and abate electrical hazards
  • Properly and safely utilize electrical test equipment
  • Understand the effects of electrical currents on the human body
  • Understand how the National Electrical Code ties into OSHA electrical standards

Note: There will also be an electrical lab as part of this course.

Topics Covered Include:

  • Electrical fundamentals
  • Grounding requirements
  • Over-current protection
  • Single-and three-phase systems
  • Electrical requirements for portable and fixed equipment
  • Ground fault circuit interrupters
  • Electrical safety-related work practices; hazardous locations
  • Dielectric personal protective equipment
  • Temporary wiring
  • Portable generators
  • Branch circuits
  • NFPA 70E

Additional Information:

Location:

Research IV Building, NC State University Centennial Campus, Raleigh, North Carolina

Instructor(s):

OTI 3095, presented to you in partnership with the Georgia Tech OSHA Training Institute Education Center, is instructed by Steven Owen and Thomas Dean.

Steven J. Owen, electrical standards instructor for the Georgia Institute of Technology OSHA Outreach Program, is a certified chief electrical code analyst and authorized OSHA 10/30 Hour Trainer. An electrical industry professional for more than 32 years, he has worked on projects ranging from one-person operations to those with multimillion-dollar budgets. Owen is certified as a national electrical code instructor and sponsor in 32 states, and has facilitated numerous seminars for electrical license exam preparation. He is the president and primary instructor for the National Code Seminars and a principal voting member of the National Fire Protection Association 70: National Electrical Code, Technical Panel No. 3.

Thomas A. Dean, research scientist and faculty member at the Georgia Institute of Technology OSHA Training Institute Education Center, is a safety consultant to construction, maritime, and general industries in hazard identification, safety and health management systems evaluation, and the development of OSHA-mandated procedures. Dean is course chairman for NFPA 70E, electrical safety, safety management, and construction safety standards courses. He received a masters in management from Florida Institute of Technology and a BS in environmental health from East Tennessee State University. Dean is a certified safety professional by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals and a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers.