ArcReady's Safety track is 181 questions across 36 topics, built around NFPA 70E and general workplace electrical safety practice. Because a mistake in the field has no do-over, the Safety Certification-Prep exam requires a 100% score to pass — get one question wrong and you're guided back through the explanation before you can retake it.
What You'll Be Tested On
The question bank is organized into a few core clusters. Each one has a matching deep-dive in the Study Guide:
| Topic Cluster | What It Covers |
|---|---|
| Arc Flash Fundamentals | What an arc flash actually is, incident energy, working distance, arc flash vs. arc blast |
| Approach Boundaries | Limited, Restricted, and Arc Flash Protection boundaries — who can cross which, and under what conditions |
| Arc Flash Labels | Reading equipment labels — incident energy, PPE arc rating, working distance |
| PPE & HRC Categories | The four PPE categories (0–4), minimum arc ratings, and required gear per category |
| Lockout/Tagout (LOTOTO) | The eight-step procedure for reaching an electrically safe work condition |
| Energized Work Permits | When energized work is justified, and who has to sign off on it |
| Qualified Person Rules | What actually makes someone "qualified" — it's competency-based, not a job title |
| PPE Inspection & Testing | Glove testing intervals, inspection standards, and purchasing requirements |
| Safety Scenarios | Applied judgment calls — the kind of situational questions a real jobsite throws at you |
Workplace Standards vs. NFPA 70E
ArcReady lets you toggle between two safety profiles — Workplace Standards (a generalized employer safety program framing, shown in green) and NFPA 70E (the code-specific framing, shown in blue). The toggle changes how certain questions and safety profiles are presented throughout the Safety and Lab sections, so you can study in whichever context matches what you're being tested or trained on.
How the Safety Track Works
There are three modes:
- Study Mode — flashcard-style review with full explanations, no scoring pressure.
- Practice Exam — a scored run with the same question pool, untimed, to check where you actually stand.
- Certification-Prep Exam — a 45-minute timed exam requiring a perfect score. You can flag tricky questions to revisit before submitting.
Every attempt is scored and tracked automatically in My Progress, including a topic-mastery breakdown so you know exactly which of the 36 topics need another pass.
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