Title: Explain safe working practices around electrical hazards.
Course: Energy and Power (20101-18) > Section: Introducing Safety in Energy and Power

Explanation should include

- identifying equipment used to test electrical circuits
- describing safe working conditions (e.g., the use of grounding, ground-fault circuit interrupters [GFCIs] and cords, circuit breakers, power line safety, arc flash protection)
- describing safe work habits (e.g., lockout/tagout procedures, live/dead live check)
- describing the importance of underground locates (i.e., Miss Utility service/Virginia 811).

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the definition of proximity work?
- What are safe working clearances, according to the National Electrical Code (NEC)?
- What are considered safe working conditions and safe working habits?
- What is the unseen hazard with electrical work?
- Why should one locate underground utilities prior to excavating?
- What are the methods for contacting Virginia 811?