This comprehensive course provides you with a comprehensive understanding of arc flash safety, including the potential hazards associated with arc flashes, their various causes and the most effective strategies for preventing them. You will also gain valuable knowledge on the appropriate selection and use of personal protective equipment when working on live electrical systems, ensuring your safety at all times.
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Outline the meaning of arc flash, arc blast and electric arc • List and discuss the heat intensity and impact of pressure waves during an arc flash incident • Describe the effects of arc flash incidents on humans and the surrounding equipment and assets • Explain the measures to prevent and reduce occurrences of arc flash incidents • List the 4P model for arc flash hazard management and provide examples of protective controls against arc flashes • Explain the recovery measures for arc flash incident protection • Identify ways to handle arc flash by following safe practices and procedures • Outline the conditions that can Increase the risk of exposure to arc flashes • Identify the main causes of arc flashes and explain the various conditions that lead to an incident |
| Course Code | 959 |

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