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Workshop:
Electrical Safety for Employees
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November 7, 2007
Manchester Public Works, Manchester, CT
8:30 am - 11:00 am, Registration 8:00 am
SUMMARY
This course is intended for employees who work with or near exposed electrical circuitry or wires. This workshop satisfies ConnOSHA training requirements for electrical safety. Participants who successfully complete the workshop and the test will receive a certificate of completion.
| Workplace Safety Series
Electrical Safety for employees is one of many
informative workshops in CIRMA’s Employee Workplace
Safety series.
This workshop is free to CIRMA members. For more
information, please visit ccm-ct.org/education, or email
CIRMA at cirmaworkshop@ccm-ct.org.
“CIRMA, by far, does the most incredible job of educating
its members and providing services.”
Julie Pendleton, Business Manager
Old Saybrook Board of Education
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Electrical shock is a leading cause of occupational injury; the National Safety Council estimates that over 300 deaths each year—most preventable—occur because of electrical shocks encountered. Most fatalities involve powerlines.
Municipal employees who work daily with electrical equipment face ongoing exposure to live circuits, current leaks, or arcing. At high risk, too, are parks and public works employees who prune trees or service street or traffic lights near overhead powerlines. While electrocution is the most common cause of death from shock, consequent burns or falls also cause many injuries.
ConnOSHA requires municipal employees who work near exposed electrical equipment or power lines to be trained in electrical safety. This CIRMA workshop explores the nature of electricity, its hazards and prudent behaviors to safely perform jobs.
Topics presented in this workshop include:
- Dangers of Electricity
- Electrical Principles & Terminology
- Electrical Shock & The Body
- Electrical Burns & Other Injuries
- Ground Fault Protection
- Grounding
- Power Line Dangers
- Practical Safeguarding of employees
- Electrical equipment Responsibilities
- Arc Flashing
- Applications of OSHA Electrical Standards
- Lockout/tagout
- Electrical Safety Checklist
AUDIENCE
This workshop is designed for:
- Public Works supervisors and employees
- School Custodians and Maintenance Workers
- Park maintenance and Tree Wardens
- Electrical Service personnel
- Utility company employees
SPEAKERS
Dr. Kenneth R. Roy
Dr. Roy is the Director of Environmental Health & Safety for the Glastonbury Public Schools. He is a safety consultant for the Connecticut, Maryland, and Vermont State Departments of Education as well as an OSHA-trained and authorized instructor of OSHA, NFPA and EPA related safety programs. He serves as chairperson of the National Science Teachers Association’s Science Safety Advisory Board. He is also a safety consultant for middle and high school science textbook publishers and for national science suppliers.
As president and senior consultant of National Safety Consultants, he provides advice to the educational and business communities in the areas of employee and employer safety. He writes a syndicated column for various national and international safety publications
WHERE
Town of Manchester, CT
Public Works Facility – Field Services Division
321 Olcott Street
Manchester CT
COST per attendee
This seminar is open to CIRMA members only and is free of charge.
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DIRECTIONS
From I-291 and the North:
- Take I-291 South to I-384 East
- Take I-384 East to Exit 1 – Spencer Street
- At the end of the exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left onto Spencer Street
- Follow Spencer Street for approximately 1 mile. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Olcott Street
- The entrance to the Public Works Facility – Field Services Division will be on your left. Look for the Town sign – 321 Olcott Street
- Follow the entrance road approximately ¼ mile, the Public Works Facility will be on the left
From Boston and the East:
- Take I-84 West to I-384 East (Exit 59)
- Take I-384 East to Exit 1 – Spencer Street
- At the end of the exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left onto Spencer Street
- Follow Spencer Street for approximately 1 mile. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Olcott Street
- The entrance to the Public Works Facility – Field Services Division will be on your left. Look for the Town sign – 321 Olcott Street
- Follow the entrance road approximately ¼ mile, the Public Works Facility will be on the left
From Waterbury and the West:
- Take I-84 East to I-384 East (Exit 59)
- Take I-384 East to Exit 1 - Spencer Street
- At the end of the exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left onto Spencer Street
- Follow Spencer Street for approximately 1 mile. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Olcott Street
- The entrance to the Public Works Facility – Field Services Division will be on your left. Look for the Town sign – 321 Olcott Street
- Follow the entrance road approximately ¼ mile, the Public Works Facility will be on the left
From New Haven and the South:
- Take I-91 North to I-84 East
- Take I-84 East to I-384 East (Exit 59)
- Take I-384 East to Exit 1 - Spencer Street
- At the end of the exit ramp from Exit 1, turn left onto Spencer Street
- Follow Spencer Street for approximately 1 mile. At the 4th traffic light turn left onto Olcott Street
- The entrance to the Public Works Facility – Field Services Division will be on your left. Look for the Town sign – 321 Olcott Street
- Follow the entrance road approximately ¼ mile, the Public Works Facility will be on the left
Some landmarks once you turn onto Spencer Street – Pep Boys on your left; Shop-Rite on your right, Lynch Toyota will be on your right at the intersection of Spencer Street and Olcott Street. Note that at this intersection, the street to your left is Olcott, the street to your right will be Hartford Road.
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