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  • Ground Fault Protection at Construction Sites

    Credits: 1 PDH

    PDH Course Description:

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electrical standard for construction contains requirements for ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) and for assured equipment grounding conductor programs.

    These requirements help reduce the number of injuries and accidents from electrical hazards. This course is intended to help employers and employees responsible for electrical equipment to provide protection against 120-volt electrical hazards on the construction site—the most common being ground-fault electrical shock—through the use of GFCIs or through the assured equipment grounding conductor program.

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    This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
    • Justification for OSHA formulation and enforcement of an electrical standard for construction
    • Functioning of a GFCI
    • Implementation of an assured equipment grounding conductor program
    • Other ways to protect workers from electrical injury

    To take this course:

    1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
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    2.) Study: Once enrolled, click below to begin the course:

    Download the Study Guide

    3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.

    Take the final exam

    4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
         NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.

    Print the Certificate of Completion

    Intended Audience: for civil, construction, and electrical engineers concerned with preventing electrical injuries on the construction site.
    Publication Source: US Dept. of Labor (OSHA)

    Mark Rossow PhD, PE (retired)

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