What is the e-Hazard Train the Trainer Class?
Updated Nov 2023
Our Trainer the Trainer Electrical Safety class prepares potential trainers to instruct electrical safety for their company. The attendees gain understanding of the materials through class instruction, hands-on training, and peer evaluations.
e-Hazard offers several Train the Trainer (TTT) classes .
The TTT Program for Low Voltage (LV) and High Voltage (HV) is a four-day course encompassing potential electrical hazards in the workplace, how to mitigate those hazards, and what it means to be LV and HV Qualified.
The class material comes from NFPA 70E® and OSHA. The Low Voltage class covers 50-600V AC and 50-1000V DC. The High Voltage class covers 601V-69KV AC.
The 1910.269 TTT is a 12-hour class (1 1/2 days) designed specifically for the needs of utility workers working with or near low or high voltage lines or equipment. This class is also useful for workers who manage individuals in these environments. The material is in accordance with the NESC and OSHA 1910.269 standards.
Every three years, for TTT alumni, we offer the Train the Trainer: Alumni Seminar. These classes are conducted live and online, on the Webex platform. The material covers updates and changes to the new release of the NFPA 70E in both the Low Voltage and High Voltage programs.
Lastly, if you prefer having a customized Train the Trainer program that works with your company’s policies and specific equipment, e-Hazard can accommodate that, too! Once the curriculum has been developed by members of our staff and your company, we visit your site and teach the Train the Trainer program to those employees designated to be electrical safety trainers.
All our TTT options include practical protection strategies, best practices in arc flash, and current information on PPE.
Come to Learn and Actively Participate
An e-Hazard instructor presents e-Hazard material using student books and PowerPoint slides that contain our exclusive videos. The student follows along using either the Trainer binder or the student workbook, along with the latest version of NFPA 70E.
After this instruction, all attendees are required to present their pre-assigned portions of the material. These assignments are found on our Trainer Portal. Each registrant will receive an e-mail in advance of class with a link to their own lessons on the Portal. They are expected to come to class prepared to teach their individual lessons. They will use equipment (computer, projector, clicker, etc.) provided by e-Hazard to do so.
Benefits of Individual Presentations
Many attendees do not look forward to giving their presentations in front of others. But the goal of this hands-on exercise aims to shape each attendee into an exceptional trainer.
Of course, they must become more familiar with the material themselves. After they have seen and heard the material presented by the e-Hazard instructor, they then have an opportunity to practice implementing their own style of teaching. As the technical expert, the e-Hazard instructor will evaluate and provide feedback to the students to make sure they understand the material and concepts.
A big part of the program is allowing our TTT students to use e-Hazard’s material. One advantage is that no one will have to “reinvent the wheel” when it comes to developing an electrical safety class. That work has been completed for them. Also, the training remains consistent to all students who go through the class, no matter who is teaching. TTT graduates have access to any updates that may be made.
For anyone with little or no experience teaching, remember that most attendees of TTT teach this material for the first time in this class. Probably everyone will feel some amount of nervousness. There is no better place to gain experience presenting new material than in a room full of people who are all in the same boat.
Finally, teaching in front of peers gives each participant the opportunity to sharpen his or her skills in public speaking. Each presentation will receive feedback not only from the e-Hazard instructor but from all participants also. The feedback is given confidentially to the presenter in written form.
Who Should Attend?
An e-Hazard TTT attendee should be a qualified electrical worker or should have electrical experience. He or she should also be someone who is willing to teach electrical safety.
People who have attended in the past have been safety directors, plant managers, engineers, and electricians. Many independent contractors have attended as well.
No Previous Teaching Experience Required!
Some people who complete our TTT program have previous teaching experience. But others have come through who had very little or no teaching experience. These new instructors certainly had more new information to think about as they gave their presentations, but they were not necessarily unqualified to teach.
Each attendee must be simply willing to learn and perhaps change some habits to sharpen this new skill set.
Why This Class is Worthwhile
e-Hazard instructors are industry leaders who have worked in various electrical capacities. Their experiences have taught them what works and what doesn’t. They also continue to learn from others in the electrical industry. Those practical experiences are communicated in our classes to the TTT attendees, who can then pass them on to workers at their own companies.
In addition, some of our experts sit on the committees that write the standards, helping everyone that comes through TTT understand the reasons behind the standards. Many also attend professional conferences and workshops in order to stay current with the industry. They understand the necessity of changing the culture by being active participants.
In-class participation provides some interesting discussion in our classes. Our students come with vast experience and knowledge, and their questions and stories often spark some interesting conversation. Many times, attendees exchange business cards to be able to connect after class is over.
As mentioned before, attendees use e-Hazard’s teaching materials. Pursuant to signing our License Agreement, attendees take home an up-to-date copy of our student books, an instructor’s manual, and a thumb drive containing the Power Point slides and other resources.
An important benefit allows TTT graduates to have access to any updates on e-Hazard material as long as they are still working within the parameters of the License Agreement. This access will keep them current on any changes in the e-Hazard material. Our materials constantly get tweaked from the feedback we receive from our instructors and students. Major changes in content come every three years, the same years as the NFPA 70E revision cycle.
Still Not Sure?
Assess the situation at your workplace. If you have many workers, multiple shifts, or more than one physical location, it might be more cost effective to send a few people to a TTT class who can then train all your employees within your company’s schedule. You will have more control to decide who gets trained at what time.
TTT graduates who have taken the LV/HV classes will be able to also teach the Operator’s Awareness class to non-electrical workers. (This 2-hour class does not require the purchase of student books; LV, HV and 1910.269 classes do.)
Contact Us!
Peruse our website to learn more about all our electrical safety training. You can also call our office to talk to someone who can help you with any specific issues or questions: (502) 709-7235.
Not sure which training your workers need? A quick option to get an answer is to click on this link, answer a few questions, and we’ll suggest a class that might be more suited to your needs.
One of the best weeks of training I have had. I would love to come back to attend an alumni class but time and money as usual are problems.
Glad you found the training valuable! Hope you’re able to attend an alumni class soon.
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When are your classes scheduled for 2023?
e-Hazard Train the Trainer: A Solution For You
Hello Manny and thank you for the question. We place a calendar of all upcoming classes on our website, you can find them using this link: https://e-hazard.com/electrical-safety-training-schedule/ and if we can be of further assistance please feel free to reach out to us at sales@e-hazard.com.
Thank you!
What’s the new cost for NFPA70E Train the trainer. Mine has expired
You can find that information on our training schedule page when you click on one of the TTT dates, or you can contact us at https://e-hazard.com/about-e-hazard/contact/.