Basic Electrical Awareness:

Topics:

Electrical Terminology Basic Electrical Theory Voltage Level Identification The Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations Electrical Equipment Awareness Effects of Electricity on the Human Body Step and Touch Potentials Home Safety and Ground Fault Interrupters

This session is intended for anyone who would like to have a better understanding of how electricity is transported and delivered along with an appreciation of the hazards associated with electrical equipment. The program is geared to those with a limited background of electrical knowledge and is invaluable to those individuals who want to be better informed.

Duration: Approximately a half day.

Underground Electrical Awareness:

Topics:

Electrical Terminology Voltage Level and Cable Identification The Occupational Health & Safety Act Basic Electrical Theory Electrical Equipment Awareness Effects of Electricity on the Human Body Step and Touch Potentials Hold off Protection and Emergency Response

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This session is geared for those who will be working around or exposing underground plant. This would include the use of mechanical equipment, hand digging as well as for those operating directional bore or hydra vac equipment.

With the demand on organizations to provide "electrical awareness" prior to the commencement of work, this training program is a benefit in many ways.

Duration: Approximately a half day.

Overhead Electrical Awareness:

Electrical Terminology Basic Electrical Theory Voltage Level Identification The Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations Basic Electrical Theory Electrical Equipment Awareness Effects of Electricity on the Human Body Step and Touch Potentials Safe Limits of Approach and Emergency Response

This session is geared for those who will be working in an environment where there is the potential for making contact with electrical equipment or apparatus. This would include the use of any type of hoisting device or elevating equipment, dump trucks or cement delivery vehicles or any other work method that would put individuals at risk.

This program will provide the awareness and hazard recognition to all those attending to protect their safety from sustaining an electrical contact.

Duration: Approximately a half day.

Substation Electrical Awareness:

Topics:

Electrical Terminology Potential Indicating Devices and the use of Live Line Tools Rubber Gloves and PPE The Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations Condition Guarantees Effects of Electricity on the Human Body Step and Touch Potentials Safe Limits of Approach and Emergency Response

This session is geared for those who will be working in a Substation environment where there is the potential for making contact with electrical equipment or apparatus. This would include going into a substation to remove vegetation or debris or for those individuals who will be operating electrical devices in the substation or in another area where electrical equipment is housed.

This program will provide the awareness and training to all those attending to work safely.

Duration: This will vary from a half day to two days dependant on the nature of work that is being expected.

Emergency Response Personnel

Topics:

Electrical Terminology Basic Electrical Theory Voltage Level Identification The Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations Electrical Equipment Awareness Effects of Electricity on the Human Body Step and Touch Potentials Home and Safety Ground Fault Indicators

Have you ever had the experience of being first on the scene of a vehicle accident, a building on fire, or some other precarious situation involving power lines or electrical equipment in a less than ideal condition?

If you have, or if there is a possibility that this might happen to you, then this session is for you! Knowing that in most cases emergency personnel are the first to respond to these abnormal situations, being aware of the potential electrical hazards could ultimately save your life, or someone else's.

This program is intended for all types of "Emergency Response Personnel", including Firefighters, Ambulance Services and Police and can be customized to suit the audience as well as specific needs. Duration: Approximately 4 hours.