Basic Electrical Maintenance Course
This electrical maintenance course is part of the Online Building Maintenance Training Library.
Our basic electrical maintenance course ensures your employees gain essential electrical maintenance skills through comprehensive online training. Participants learn to safely troubleshoot and maintain common electrical systems and components in commercial buildings. The course emphasizes critical safety practices to prevent fire hazards, electrical shock, and other risks. Key topics include diagnosing fuses, operating GFCI receptacles, and replacing ballasts, switches, and electrical outlets. Whether your team performs maintenance directly or supervises electrical projects, this course equips them to maintain electrical safety and efficiency.
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Course Details
Learning Objectives
At the end of this basic electrical maintenance course, learners will be able to:
- List the steps to diagnose and troubleshoot a bad fuse
- Describe how a GFCI works
- Identify hot, neutral, and ground electrical wiring
- Identify the hazards of working energized
- Indicate the first step in disconnecting a light switch for replacement
- Select the correct wiring configuration when replacing an electrical receptacle
Specs
Frequently Asked Questions
Who should take this basic electrical maintenance course?
This course is ideal for maintenance personnel, supervisors, and project planners responsible for electrical systems in commercial buildings.
What topics are covered in this electrical maintenance training course?
This course covers essential topics for safely maintaining and troubleshooting commercial building electrical systems. Key topics include diagnosing fuses, operating GFCI receptacles, and safely replacing ballasts, switches, and electrical receptacles.
What are the benefit of our online electrical maintenance course?
This basic electrical maintenance course equips your team to work safely, reduce fire and shock risks, troubleshoot electrical systems efficiently, maintain equipment reliability, and ensure compliance with OSHA electrical safety standards.
Can this training be used to onboard new maintenance employees?
Absolutely. This course provides foundational knowledge and practical safety techniques essential for new maintenance staff.
Are there other maintenance or safety training courses my team should take?
Yes! In addition to this basic electrical maintenance course, Vector Solutions offers a wide range of building maintenance training courses to help your team master HVAC, plumbing, and general facilities upkeep. You can also explore our EHS training courses for comprehensive safety and compliance training across your operations.
Sample Video Transcript
Property maintenance technicians can be called upon to troubleshoot many different components and systems, including, but not limited to, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, appliances, structural components, building hardware, and electrical systems and components. To safely and effectively perform their job, the technician must have basic knowledge of all of these systems. This course describes the electric circuits and components commonly found in commercial buildings, including common troubleshooting and repair techniques. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- List the steps to diagnose and troubleshoot a bad fuse
- Describe how a GFCI works Identify hot, neutral, and ground electrical wiring
- Identify the hazards of working energized
- Indicate the first step in disconnecting a light switch for replacement
- Select the correct wiring configuration when replacing an electrical receptacle.
