Electrical Safety Awareness - Hydrovac Operators

Program Description

This one-day awareness course provides participants with a basic understanding of electrical hazards related to hydrovac/vacuum truck use and what is required to assess and control these hazards.

Program Content

• Introduction to electrical safety
• Basic electrical theory
• Energy flow and barriers
• Electricity and the body
• Induction
• Step and touch potential
• Safe limits of approach
• Personal protective equipment
• Job planning
• Hydrovac electrical safety

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Who Should Attend?

This program is suitable for operators or support personnel working with or near hydrovac/vacuum trucks.

Personal Protective Equipment

Participants are required to bring their own CSA-approved foot, head, and eye protection, suitable outdoor clothing, and suitable work gloves.

Learning Evaluation

To obtain a certificate of completion for this program, participants must be present for the full program and achieve a grade of 70% or more on the written multiple-choice test.

Participant Course Evaluation

At the end of the training, participants will have the opportunity to evaluate and provide comments about the training they received.