Electrical safety education in an undergraduate engineering program: Curriculum development and assessment

In an effort to develop increased safety awareness related to the electric power industry, Colorado School of Mines (CSM), electrical specialty students are required to take a one-week intensive electrical safety training course. Though safety training should start with young people, it is also an important part of the education for experienced electrical technical personnel too. Engineers, designers, and operators continue to develop insights about electrical safety throughout their careers. This paper discusses the Electrical Safety Training course curriculum developed at CSM and provides an assessment of the effectiveness of the program. Based on the success of the program this has become a permanent part of the Field Session curriculum.