Electrical hazards training

All employees are required to work with electrical equipment:

This implies that any company can be confronted with an accident of electrical origin, often very serious (electrocution or fire). The prevention of these risks rests, firstly, on the safety of electrical installations and equipment and, on the other hand, on compliance with safety rules when they are used or when servicing on or Proximity to electrical installations.

Rare but often serious accidents

For 30 years, the number of accidents at work, as well as serious accidents due to electricity, have been declining steadily. However, the latter remain particularly serious. Every year, a dozen workers die electrocuted. In addition, accidents related to electricity can cause fires or explosions.

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The construction and civil engineering, service and temporary work sectors and the food sector are among the most affected. The first minutes after an accident are very important for the chances of survival: it is necessary to act very quickly, on the one hand by cutting the current without touching the body of the victim, on the other hand by preventing immediately the rescue.

Some reminders:

Electricity consists of a flow of free electrons circulating in a single direction. To create a flow of electricity, it is necessary to use a conductive material (metals, graphite, human body…) connected at its ends to a generator (battery, dynamo…).
Static electricity is formed when two insulating materials are rubbed together. Under certain conditions, it may cause fires and explosions.

Details:

ELECTRICAL RISK PREVENTION

ELECTRICAL RISK PREVENTION:

It is based on statutory provisions in the Labor Code. It concerns the safety of electrical installations and equipment, as soon as they are designed. The objective is to avoid direct or indirect contact with live parts. In addition, the equipment must comply with current regulations to protect users.

Persons working on electrical equipment or installations must be trained and empowered by their employer. Various protective measures must be implemented so that they can work in safety: signal the room or the intervention, isolate the electrical installation, put in place protective measures for work on or in the vicinity of installations, check Facilities, provide personal protective equipment if necessary …

The objective of the training is to acquire a professional aptitude with a risk analysis in the field of electrical safety.

TRAINING INTEGRATES

AFTER TRAINING, PEOPLE MUST:

knowledge the dangers of electricity and be able to analyze the electrical risks (locating, identifying, evaluating);
knowing the prescriptions and procedures for the prevention of electrical risks and know how to implement them,
be capable of applying the appropriate prevention measures to the electrical risk of the works or installations concerned,
to incorporate prevention in the preparation of work for the persons in charge of it,
to be informed of the action to be taken in the event of an accident or an electric fire.

THE EMPLOYER MUST THEREFORE:

Ensure that the worker has received theoretical and practical training which gives him / her knowledge of the risks and the safety measures to be taken,
Deliver, maintain and renew the authorization title in compliance with the conditions set out in the standard,
Report a compendium of general safety instructions (base NF C 18-510) supplemented by safety instructions.

PARTICULAR DISPOSITIONS:

In the case of temporary workers, initial training and retraining are the responsibility of the TEMPORARY WORKING UNDERTAKING.

However, it is the responsibility of the company using temporary staff to ensure that the competence of the temporary worker is appropriate to the OPERATIONS entrusted to him and, if necessary, to organize in liaison with the COMPANY TEMPORARY WORKER the additional training required.

SPECIAL CASE FOR CERTAIN NON-ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS:

Where EMPLOYMENT is not required, the EMPLOYER is not exempted from his obligation to train and maintain skills in the field of electrical risk prevention.
The EMPLOYER must demonstrate this training.
The self-employed person – the employer participating in an
Eligibility is not required for these individuals. However, they must have undergone training in electrical hazards adapted to the operations to be carried out. They must demonstrate their knowledge in the field of electrical risk prevention.

AT THE END OF THE TRAINING THE TRAINER OR TRAINING ORGANIZATION MUST:

FOLLOW-UP OF AUTHORIZATION:

Empowerment must be reviewed at least once a year and whenever necessary in the light of changes in the work context of the person concerned, in particular in the following cases:

change of skill with change of the signatory of the title,
change of function,
interruption of practice for a long period (6 months),
modification of medical fitness,
failure to comply with the regulations governing operations,
major modifications of the works or installations,
changes in working methods.

MAINTENANCE OF SKILLS:

Training offered by RCI:

Empowerment B0 / H0 or B0 / H0V
Habilitation BS
Habilitation BE / HE Maneuvers
Empowerment B1V B2V BR BC H0V
Empowerment BE V-Me-E
Empowerment B0L or B2XL
Empowerment B1VL B2VL BRL BCL
Empowerment of construction site

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