Working on or around electrical equipment can expose workers to significant hazards. NFPA 70E,® Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® is an electrical safety standard written specifically to keep workers safe from these hazards. As NETA Certified Technicians, it is critical that we understand the information within this standard and apply it to our work activities.
Editor’s note: 70E® and Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® are registered trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA.
1. Information and tools related to human nature are included within Informative Annex Q, which explains that all people inevitably do which of the following:
a. Take shortcuts
b. Make mistakes
c. Work efficiently
d. Become tired
2. The first edition of NFPA 70E was published in what year?
a. 1979
b. 1981
c. 1983
d. 1988
3. Which control method found listed in the Informative Annex F section is considered the least effective method?
a. Elimination
b. Substitution
c. PPE
d. Administrative controls
4. Article 105 states that it is the employer’s responsibility to develop, implement, and train their workers on which of the following?
a. Guidelines for productive work
b. Past incident learnings
c. Business efficiencies
d. Safety-related work practices and procedures
5. In Article 110.3 Electrical Safety Program, what type of audit should be performed yearly to verify procedures are being followed?
a. Electrical safety program audits
b. Field work audits
c. Employee compliance audits
d. Procedural audits
6. In Article 100.4 Training Requirements, it is stated that qualified workers permitted to work within the limited approach boundary must be additionally trained in which of the following?
a. Short circuit current levels
b. Calculating shock currents
c. Approach distances
d. Measuring electrode gaps
7. Article 205 states that electrical equipment shall be maintained in accordance with which of the following?
a. Manufacturer’s instructions or industry consensus standards
b. Equipment owner’s requirements
c. Legislated maintenance frequencies
d. Equipment failure rates
Morgan Gieni, CET, PSE, is the Technical Support Lead — Technical Field Services (TFS) at Magna IV Engineering. He is a Certified Engineering Technologist through ASET — The Association of Science & Engineering Technology Professionals of Alberta and a Power System Electrician. Gieni has extensive knowledge and experience regarding the commissioning, repair, and maintenance of electrical power systems equipment. He has spent the past few years of his career building technical training programs, providing technical support, and mentoring field service employees. Gieni holds NETA Level IV Senior Technician Certification and is on NETA’s Technical Resource Committee.