AC​​BC Energy

Electrical Safety Awareness









Training to raise worker awareness of the hazards of activity near electrical utilities.
Subjects include basic electrical concepts, power system equipment and operation, touch potential, step potential, WorkSafeBC Limits of Approach, BC1 Call, and the appropriate response to electrical incidents.

Basics of Electicity

Learn about electrical terms and the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance.

Power System Overview

Identify transmission and distribution equipment and follow electricity from the generating station to the substation, and to your home or business.

Touch and Step Potential

The path to ground, the mechanism of electrical contact and injury, and why you must maintain the appropriate distance from electrical hazards.

Working Near the
Power System

Learn the appropriate distance to maintain from undamaged lines and equipment and the processes you should follow to maintain your compliance with WorkSafeBC Regulation.

Emergencies

Learn the appropriate distance to maintain from downed and damaged lines and equipment and how to respond to electrical emergencies.

3 Keys of Electrical Safety

Review your learning with a focus on hazard awareness and the 3 Keys of Electrical Safety: identify hazards, stay back the appropriate distance, and call 911 for help.

Two hour course

Delivered in-person in the Greater Vancouver area - other options are available

Content focus and customization is available to meet your specific requirements

This is an "awareness" course focusing on electrical utility hazards and the need for workers to keep themselves safe when working near electrical utilities. It does not provide any authorization to work closer than WorkSafeBC allows.


Course
Delivery

About ACBC

ACBC Consulting is an incorporated company registered in
British Columbia, Canada.


Our Mission

Our goal is to prevent injuries by raising the awareness of workers regarding electrical utility hazards, enabling them to make smart decisions regarding their own safety.

Our Method

We strive to help workers understand the hazards that they are exposed to, the rules that they must follow, and the options they have to keep themselves safe.

Our Experience

Journeyman electrical worker with 40 years of experience in the real time operation of the power system, distribution system design, incident investigation, and public safety outreach.


Information contained in the training is relevant to electrical systems under WorkSafeBC authority only.

Location

Greater Vancouver,
British Columbia

Email Us

ACBCEnergy@gmail.com

Call Us

778-999-8632

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