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Arc Flash/NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Training
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 8:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m.
Where: TBD |Charlotte, NC
Price: $575 for Members, $675 for Non-Members
About the Course
Electrical hazards can have life-changing consequences. Make sure your employees have the knowledge, practical skills and confidence to recognize those hazards and make safer decisions in the field.
Join Carolinas AGC for this comprehensive, instructor-led Arc Flash/NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Training, designed for construction, maintenance, electrical, safety and supervisory personnel who work on or near electrical equipment.
This is not a typical sit-through-the-slides safety class.
The instructor brings decades of real-world electrical and construction experience into the classroom, helping participants understand not only what the standards require, but **how electrical safety applies to the situations, shortcuts and challenges workers encounter every day on the jobsite
What Makes This Training Different?
This fast-paced, interactive course combines classroom instruction with **hands-on exercises, group activities and real-world demonstrations** designed to keep participants engaged and help them retain what they learn.
Participants will take part in:
* Hands-on electrical test meter inspection and usage
* PPE demonstrations and practical exercises
* FR clothing and electrical protective equipment demonstrations
* Insulated tool demonstrations and exercises
* Group exercises and real-world problem solving
* Practical discussion of electrical hazards encountered in construction and maintenance
* Opportunities to ask questions throughout the class
* Testing to reinforce understanding of the material
The goal is not simply to complete a required class. Participants should leave with a better understanding of electrical hazards, a greater respect for the risks associated with energized equipment and practical knowledge they can apply when they return to work.
Course Topics
This full-day program covers electrical safe work practices under **OSHA 29 CFR 1910.331–1910.335** and the **2024 NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace**.
Topics include:
* Electrical shock, electrocution, arc flash and arc blast hazards
* OSHA and NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements
* Qualified, unqualified and task-qualified workers
* Electrical safety programs and employer/employee responsibilities
* Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition
* Lockout/Tagout procedures
* Energized Electrical Work Permits
* Energized work justification and management approval
* Shock protection approach boundaries
* Arc Flash Boundaries
* Arc Flash Risk Assessments
* Arc-rated PPE selection, inspection, care and maintenance
* Head, face, hand, neck and body protection
* Insulated tools and electrical protective equipment
* Voltage detection and electrical meter safety
* Test instruments and equipment
* Equipment labeling and how to read an arc flash label
* Emergency response considerations
* Electrical safety-related maintenance requirements
* Job briefings and safe-work planning
* Contractor hazard communication and documentation
* Safety requirements for special equipment
* Methods for reducing and minimizing arc flash hazards
Certificate & Training Documentation
Participants who successfully complete the training and testing will receive a **certificate of completion valid for three years from the date of training**, providing employers with documentation and verification of the employee's training.
Wallet-size training cards are also available upon request, allowing employees to carry proof of their training when working on jobsites where documentation may be required.
**Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for this course.**
Instructor: Mel Edmondson
Mel Edmonson brings approximately **30 years of electrical industry experience** to the classroom.His background includes 14 years as an electrical project manager working directly with commercial and industrial utility customers, experience as an electrical maintenance instructor, and 10 years managing his own electrical construction company. He has also worked as a Journeyman Electrician.Mel has developed customized electrical training programs for industries throughout the United States.
Class Contact:
Marianne Bush, Foundation Workforce Development & Program Operations Manager
CAGC Education Refund & Cancellation Policy
a 50% refund of the original registration fee if cancellation is made 7 days prior to the event. Any cancellations less than 7 days or no shows receive no refund, substitutions are welcome.
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