Basic Principles of Electricity™

Basic Electrical Safety

This program explains the basic principles of electrical energy in an easy-to-understand, non-technical way. If electricity escapes the path of its intended circuits, the results can be shock, burns, respiratory failure, asphyxiation, internal bleeding and cardiac arrest to the human body, as well as physical damage to surrounding property.

Learning Path & Details

Suggested Industry Usage

Competencies

  • Keeping a Safe Workplace

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Basic Principles of Electricity™ (Safety Classic eLearning Course)

Basic Principles of Electricity™ (Safety Classic eLearning Course)

This course illustrates the concepts of voltage, resistance, amperage, grounding, bonding, the effects of electrical current on the body including resulting injuries, and how safety devices like fuses, circuit breakers, and ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) work to protect against unexpected heat and energy flow.

Training Files (10)

TitleTypeTime/PagesLanguage
Basic Principles of Electricity
Video with graphics and narrator
Full Video09:27 min EnglishDemo
Program Introduction
Video with graphics and narrator
Video Introduction01:21 min EnglishDemo
Circuit Breakers & Fuses
Video with graphics and narrator
Video Vignette01:02 min EnglishDemo
Current and the Human Body
Video with graphics and narrator
Video Vignette01:06 min EnglishDemo
GFCI
Video with graphics and narrator
Video Vignette00:25 min EnglishDemo
Shock Protection & Grounding
Video with graphics and narrator
Video Vignette00:56 min EnglishDemo
The Basic Electrical Circuit
Video with graphics and narrator
Video Vignette02:21 min EnglishDemo
Program Conclusion
Video with graphics and narrator
Video Summary01:23 min EnglishDemo
Safety Reference Guide
Participant Materials
Workshop Material32 pages EnglishDemo
Certificate of Completion1 page EnglishDemo

Additional Information

Graphics and live vignettes illustrate the concepts of voltage, resistance, amperage, grounding, bonding, the effects of electrical current on the body including resulting injuries, and how safety devices like fuses, circuit breakers, and ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) work to protect against unexpected heat and energy flow. There is also a discussion of the use of switches to control electric current and the important differences between “conductors” and “insulators.”


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