Lifelong education

Electrical-safety training should be discussed and taught to people from early childhood throughout their careers. Effective electrical-safety training is a "soft" technology that is never complete. As knowledge is generated, the new information should be offered to the entire community for acceptance or rejection. Effective electrical-safety training is a critical element of an effective electrical-safety program. One of the most effective learning processes is emulation-watching someone else and then imitating the observed practice. Emulation serves as the basic principle upon which apprentice programs are based. When a "student" observes an unsafe practice, the "teacher" has some responsibility for any injury that might result. This article offers experience-based thoughts related to breaking that chain.