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2021 NFPA 79® – Electrical Standard For Industrial Machinery®

This training program is eligible for an early bird discount of $100 if registered 60 days out (or more) and will be automatically applied at checkout!

$1095

Lecture

2 Days

CEU ELIGIBLE

NTT Inc. - Electrical Compliance - 2021 NFPA 79® – Electrical Standard For Industrial Machinery®

At the end of this training program attendees will be able to:

  1. Understand where NEC (NFPA 70) stops and NFPA 79 Starts.
  2. Repair equipment’s electrical components correctly for safety, compliance, and longer equipment use.
  3. Understand equipment design so maintenance tasks (procedures) can be more effective.

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  • Why You should take this training program

    NEW – This course is now available via our interactive Live Online Training format. Live Online Training course length and content may vary from our in-classroom content. Click Here to ask us about the differences.

    The goal is production equipment uptime and reliability. This course is for you if your team maintains or repairs the machine electrical controls for your production process.

    The NEC (NFPA 70) addresses how that equipment can be electrically installed; but the NEC stops at the outside of the piece of equipment. NFPA 79 picks-up INSIDE the equipment and addresses HOW the wiring and grounding of the actual piece of equipment is done.

    When the equipment does need maintenance or repair, you need to understand why the electrical controls and components were designed and installed the way they are so you can keep it that way. Ultimately you should experience:

    • less down time due to improperly maintained equipment, and
    • will also understand ‘why’ reoccurring problems are happening, and be able to fix them once and for all.
    • more effective maintenance tasks (procedures)

    If you are moving equipment, you may be required to upgrade the internal electrical system to comply with current standards.

    Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Contact Hours
    Upon completion of this training program, the attendee will receive a certificate of completion. Please contact your state or local licensing agency to determine if this training program is accepted for Continuing Education recognition by the agency.

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  • Who Should Take This Training Program

    If you work on electrical systems, you should understand the recommended best practices for maintaining them. Maintenance, Operators, Supervisors, and non-qualified workers will benefit from this training.

    People who work on and around industrial equipment will benefit from this course including:

    • Safety directors
    • Electrical contractors
    • Maintenance electricians
    • Owners & Managers
    • Supervisors (working on or who oversee employees working on 50V or greater equipment)
    • Plant & facility maintenance technicians

  • What You'll Learn

    Individuals will learn the scope of the NPFA 79 and understand its unique guidelines for electrical installation and sizing as compared to other codes. How to maintain electrical industrial machines without compromising safety or efficiency by repairing and replacing parts with the full understanding of the standard requirements.

    Training includes:

    • Understanding the scope of NFPA 79 – what it is and is not.
    • Understanding how NFPA 79 interacts with other standards.
    • How to effectively use the Standard as a guideline for wiring, sizing conductors and overcurrent protection for industrial machines.
    • Learn preventative maintenance for equipment and systems.
    • Safety techniques and knowledge for protecting yourself and the equipment from electrical hazards to grounding and more.
    • What NFPA 79 says about electrical wiring and controls within OEM Equipment.
      • Why things are designed the way they are?
      • Why the equipment is assembled the way it is?
      • Expectations about Maintenance of Electrical Parts of Machine?

  • Training Program Description

    2018 changes to NFPA 79 include:

    • Changed nominal voltage standard covers from 600v to 1000v
    • Marking Requirements revised
    • New Requirement for VFD Cable Type used
    • Clarification on the connection of the equipment grounding conductor and the effective ground fault current path

    INTRODUCTION TO NFPA 79
    • Machine history
    • The need for training and developed standards
    • NFPA 79-1 and Article 670
    • Major changes in 2018

    MODERN MACHINE TOOL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
    • NFPA 79 compared to NFPA 70, 70B and NEC
    • Evolution of machinery and NFPA 79

    DEFINITIONS
    • NFPA official definitions
    • Determination of ordinarily accepted meaning
    • Referencing terms

    GENERAL OPERATING CONDITIONS
    • Electrical supply voltage
    • Continuous allowed variation
    • Limits for temperature, humidity, and altitude

    DISCONNECTING MEANS
    • Machine supply circuit conductor and termination requirements
    • Machine supply circuit disconnecting device requirements
    • Handle requirements

    PROTECTION FROM ELECTRICAL HAZARDS
    • Basic Protection
    • Fault Protection
    • PELV control panels
    • Residual voltage

    PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT AND GROUNDING
    • Overcurrent protection of control devices and equipment
    • Fuse and wire sizing
    • Equipment grounding

    CONTROL CIRCUITS AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS, OPERATOR INTERFACE AND CONTROL DEVICES
    • Control circuit and control function requirements
    • Operating device arrangement and color
    • Control panel arrangement

    CONTROL EQUIPMENT LOCATION, MOUNTING, AND ENCLOSURES
    • Enclosure construction compliance
    • Subpanel mounting
    • Cabinet working space depths and prohibitions

    CONDUCTORS, CABLES, AND FLEXIBLE CORDS
    • Sizing
    • Correction factors
    • Protection

    WIRING PRACTICES
    • Color codes
    • Material and sizing of rigid metal conduit

    ELECTRIC MOTORS
    • Motor Installation
    • Motor Protection

    LIGHTING AND ACCESSORIES
    • Accessory requirements
    • Lighting installation and protection

    MARKING AND SAFETY SIGNS
    • Required Marking
    • Safety Sign Placement

    TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION
    • Documentation Types
    • Required Documentation

    TESTING AND VERIFICATION
    • Types of testing
    • Testing requirements

    SERVO DRIVES AND MOTORS
    • Protection for Servo Drives and Motors

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