Are Your Workers Qualified to Prevent Tragedy?
Unqualified and Qualified Designations for Electrical Workers

Is there any worse feeling than knowing that you could have prevented a tragedy—and didn’t?

Unfortunately it’s often the smallest mistakes that can lead to the most costly consequences, when you’re talking about electrical engineering.

It’s just too easy to make those mistakes—and it starts with something as simple as having the wrong worker, who isn’t qualified, working on the wrong assignment. Or when a worker or manager fails to notice a live hazard in their work area.

According to the FEMA report Fire in the United States 2003-2007, while fires at commercial property cause only 4% of deaths, they cause a disproportionate amount of property damage and loss. And electrical malfunctions are the leading cause of commercial fires and property loss—tied for first with intentionally set fires.

Can you imagine how it would feel if a fire like that was traced back to something you or your team did? Or worse, what would you do if the company were hit with an expensive, business-threatening lawsuit (not to mention the bad press!), and you knew that you and your team were partly responsible for the damage, injury or death—and that it was preventable?

The best way, which is still the most cost-effective way, to prevent such a tragedy and to protect yourself against property loss and litigation risk is with the right kind of training—knowing the real difference between what “qualified” and “unqualified” workers can do according to the latest from OSHA and knowing how to spot hazards on the job site.

In this accredited electrical safety training and OSHA regulations review, find out exactly what makes a worker “qualified” or “unqualified,” according to the very latest OSHA guidelines, and what your responsibilities are for training each group. What are your responsibilities for identifying and assessing the hazards they encounter?

Don’t fall victim to the most common electrical mistakes—mistakes so common (and preventable!) that even the Department of Energy documented 130 incidents and 8 direct and indirect deaths just at DOE facilities alone in a 9 year period (DOE/EH-0275, Issue No. 92-5, November 1992).

Avoid the mistakes all together—and have documented training in place that shows you were following OSHA regulations to the letter, should an accident occur. Sign up today for this risk-exposing, accredited safety training and find out how much this valuable information will be worth in your business.

Learning Objectives:

• Review of OSHA and NFPA electrical safety standards and requirements.
• What kinds of hazards are you and the company responsible for identifying and assessing at a job site? Hint: Identifying them also determines and prioritizes work assignments between qualified and unqualified workers.
• What are the latest guidelines for classifying your “qualified” and “unqualified” workers?
• What are the must-know elements for training and job responsibilities for unqualified workers?
• What are the critical elements of job training and accident prevention for qualified workers?

Presented By:

Kenneth Cybart

Ken Cybart is Senior Technical Sales Engineer for Littelfuse, Inc. in Des Plaines, IL. He is primarily responsible for technical training and field sales support for Littelfuse PowerGard Services, Engineering, and Training divisions. His responsibilities include marketing research, technical writing, and the development of technical training materials, promotional items, electrical safety, and standards development.

Ken has over 30 years of experience in the electrical, electronics, fuse and circuit breaker, and motor controls industries. He has held many different positions, such as sales engineer, marketing specialist, regional sales manager, senior applications engineer, national sales manager, and controls specialist.

Ken received his Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of Illinois and has nearly completed his requirements for an MBA in marketing. He is OSHA trained and recognized to perform 10-hour and 30-hour industrial outreach OSHA safety training. He is a current member of NFPA, CANENA, IEEE, and former member of several UL and IEC standards working groups. He has authored or contributed to many industry trade publications for electrical and electronic design and electrical safety. He has been a guest speaker at various industry trade and safety conferences, including the International Electrical Testing Association. He is also Secretary of the National Electric Fuse Association.

In recent years, Ken has trained over 2500 workers, engineers, managers, and business owners how to design safe electrical power systems, how to reduce electrical hazards, and how to become OSHA and NFPA safety compliant.

Ben Bird, Sr.
Chief Operating Officer
Certified Insulated Products

Who would benefit from this program:

• Safety Managers
• Safety Directors
• Safety Executives

Product Options:

Audio Conference Formats Explained

• Audio Conference CD Only: $229.00 (includes S&H)

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Length: 2 hours