Every day, the most serious electrical hazards - arc flash, arc blast and shock - result in fatalities or serious injuries to electrical workers and others who work around electrical equipment. Statistics do not include the many more “near misses” that occur every day in the workplace.

ESSLV gives trainees a place to practice electrical safety through a combination of interactive lessons and event simulations. Trainees make choices and experience consequences in real-time, and can experiment with options to gain a more thorough understanding of what influences the severity of an electrical hazard.

Eight lessons based on NFPA- and OSHA regulations for qualified workers in low voltage environments

• Shock Incidents
• Arc Flash Incidents
• Introductory Content, including Definition of Qualified Person and Job Briefing
• Nominal Voltage
• Approach Boundaries
• Hazard Risk Categories
• PPE and Tools
• Exposed Energized Parts including Lockout/Tagout

Two scenarios allow trainees to test their electrical safety practices by performing common tasks in virtual environments with equipment that includes main distribution panels, transformers, lower voltage panels, switches and sample manufacturing equipment.

• Change a breaker in a 208V panel.
• Change a fuse in an environment where work on energized equipment is necessary
• Review individual results and learn if safer practices could have been used

Track individual and team performance with a certification of completion for passing scores.

System Requirements for Electrical Safety Sim: Low Voltage

A PC with 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (or equivalent) running Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
1 GB of RAM
128 MB Intel GMA 3100 graphics chip (or equivalent)
400 MB of free hard drive space
Keyboard and mouse
An internet connection is required.