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The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) 70E for Qualified Persons course from ClickSafety is a certificate of completion training designed for electrical workers and electrical technicians seeking employer authorization as a qualified person. A qualified person is “one who has demonstrated skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of electrical equipment and installations and has received safety training to identify and avoid the hazards involved.”
This NFPA 70E for Qualified Persons course is designed to be followed with equipment-specific on-the-job training and supervision prior to entry into work as a designated qualified person.
Choose the right version for you: ClickSafety offers multiple versions of this course. Please check the requirements of your employer and/or state to select the appropriate version:
2018 Version: This version of the course provides training pertaining to the 2018 edition of the NFPA 70E standards.
2021 Version: This course version covers the 2021 NFPA 70E requirements for Qualified Persons.
2021 Version w/ Voice Authentication: This course covers the 2021 NFPA 70E requirements for Qualified Persons and uses voice authentication, a requirement in certain states to meet online course proctoring requirements. These voice-authenticated courses represent a best practice to ensure the identity of the student by prompting users to periodically verify their voice throughout the course. Users must have access to a mobile phone or landline while taking the course to successfully meet this requirement.
2024 Version: This course version covers the 2024 NFPA 70E requirements for Qualified Persons. Several significant changes were made in the 2024 edition of the NFPA 70E, including:
Changes were made regarding how employers approach energized work. Each company must now include an electrically safe work condition program in their electrical safety program audit and update.
Informative Annex S – Assessing the Condition of Maintenance. This is a new informative annex that provides guidance to assist qualified workers to identify information that is useful when assessing the condition of maintenance of electrical equipment.
Hazard thresholds for capacitor stored energy values have been revised.
A major revision was made to Arc Flash PPE categories for DC.
An emergency response plan has been added to the list of required information for the job safety planning.
2024 Version w/ Voice Authentication: This course uses voice authentication, a requirement in certain states to meet online course proctoring requirements. These voice-authenticated courses represent a best practice to ensure the identity of the student by prompting users to periodically verify their voice throughout the course. Users must have access to a mobile phone or landline while taking the course to successfully meet this requirement.
ClickSafety’s NFPA 70E for Qualified Persons training is designed to cover the NFPA 70E standard as it relates to the role of the qualified person for electrical workers seeking this status or those requiring retraining in accordance with the newest standard. Specific course topics include the following:
Introduction to NFPA 70E
Establishing electrically safe work conditions
Working while exposed to electrical hazards
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Requirements for safety-related maintenance and special equipment
The NFPA 70E for Qualified Persons course is specifically designed for those seeking consideration for the designation of qualified person pertaining to electrical safety standards, as well as those who require retraining in accordance with the latest standards. Individuals who may specifically benefit from this course include the following:
Electrical workers seeking to become a qualified person relative to electrical hazards in the workplace.
Current qualified persons intending to maintain their qualified person status with updated standards.
If you have any concerns as to whether this course is appropriate for you or your industry, please browse our full selection of Online Courses and Safety Packs, call 800-971-1080, or Contact Us online.
ClickSafety’s NFPA 70E for Qualified Persons course, when coupled with equipment specific on-the-job training, provides an essential foundation for electrical workers who interact with equipment where electrical hazards are present.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants can expect to:
Understand important requirements contained in NFPA 70E, particularly as they pertain to being a qualified person for work around electrical equipment, and including:
How NFPA 70E applies to electrical work on the job
Training and job briefing requirements
Responsibilities of those working with or near electrical equipment
Describe elements of an electrically safe work condition
Recognize the important safety concepts for working around energized electrical equipment, including:
Justification for energized work
Identification and assessment of risks
Identification and use of protective boundaries
Control of electric energy through LOTO
Selection and use of appropriate PPE
Understand the safety requirements found in NFPA 70E for working around electrolytic cells, batteries, lasers, and power electronic equipment
Upon completion of the course, participants will take a proficiency assessment to test their knowledge of the learning objectives taught.
Employer Verifications
Participants will be evaluated throughout the course with learning checks to ensure course content is understood.