Why does Industrial Training University offer the Arc Flash Awareness Newsletter and Electrical Safety Downloads for Free?
Industrial Training University is committed to providing Business Owners, Employers, Educators, and Maintenance Workers free information about the importance of electrical safety, industrial safety, arc flash analysis (power distribution study, arc flash study, ground fault study, or arc flash hazard study), and the dangers associated with an electrical arc flash or arc flash hazard.
This year approximately 30,000 people will be injured due to some sort of electrical accident and at least 1000 or more will be killed. More than half of these fatalities will occur while servicing energized equipment that are less than 600 volts. Electrocution is the fourth highest cause of industrial fatalities. Electrical accident and arc flash hazard statistics provided by Industrial Training University.
OSHA has made many requirements for companies and industrial facilities to follow in an attempt to prevent injuries or deaths due to arc flash hazards and other electrical related accidents. Many of our free downloads help to inform you and your staff about these requirements.
Such as the PPE (personal protection equipment) poster. The use of Personal Protection Equipment and the application of the correct ppe for any electrical related work is required and does save lives if used correctly. Properly identifying the correct ppe for the job can be confusing. This PPE poster tells exactly what you need and shows a picture of how it should be properly applied.
Properly identifying the electrical panel approach boundaries is also another OSHA requirement. See the Electrical Panel Approach Boundaries free downloads and learn about safe electrical panel approach boundaries. Without this information the maintenance worker with the proper ppe may not be at risk but the other employee without ppe that is within the arc blast radius of the panel could be in serious danger.
Other helpful downloads include:
- ITU’s Arc Flash service packages
- Information about Arc Flash Warning Labels
- The risk of ignoring NFPA’s 70E requirements
- NFPA 70E arc flash requirements word for word, including ITU’s OSHA compliance checklist
ITU also offers several training classes and includes downloadable posters for several of the more popular courses. Downloads Include:
- National Electrical Code (NEC)
- NFPA 70E Electrical Safety
- Industrial and Commercial Electricity
- Electrical Troubleshooting
- Electrical Symbols
- PLC Troubleshooting
- Electrical Print Reading
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- and many more!
Plus Quiz your next electrical worker. Name the electrical components on the ITU training panel.
- Programmable Controls
- Electrical Controls
- Electrical Wiring