Arc Flash & High Voltage Safety - Qualified Electrical Worker Certification

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• “Very informative. Very good refresher for dangers relating to and working around high and low voltage equipment. The instructor had lots of experiences to share.”

  Brian Livingston, Catalyst Paper

• "I found the instructor, Ed Rideout very informative. He had lots of experience in this work. The course covered lots of information on the functions and the safety of voltages, breakers etc. I found the course very useful and I feel a lot safer after completing it. I now know what PPE I need to work...

  Craig Matthews, Greyrock Mining

• “This course was well presented and the contents were valuable and highly recommended.”

  Jag Prahalad, Kruger Products

• “The instructor presented the material very well. Open presentation allows for student participation and for questions. Excellent source of working knowledge, this is very beneficial.”

  Dean Nagel, Enbridge Pipelines”

• “Thought the instructor did a fantastic job, he was very informative and good sense of humor. I learnt a lot about electrical power that I did not know.”

  Kevin MacKinnon, Panolam Industries

• “Was a very good class and opened my eyes to a lot of the hazards that are out there. The instructor answered all of my questions and was well prepared.”

  Adam Durdle, Syncrude Canada

• “Excellent! The instructor, Ed Rideout was very open to discussions, he clarified all of our questions, was very adaptable and he knew every answer. He was also open to suggestions, took note of our observations and debated our doubts. I’m very happy because I have more knowledge about the hazards...

  Augusto Velazquez, Saipem

• "Very interesting and even if I'm not an electrician I realized what could be happening around me. It was also a good eye-opener, very good instructor, had good points about different scenarios, even for different trades and how it affects them."

  Brody Sampson, Kiewit Energy Canada Corp.

• “Very informative, good layout and good presentation. Very impressed with the course, and the instructor. I would highly recommend it.”

  Chance Obrigewitch, Enbridge Pipelines

• “The instructor was well prepared and the course material was presented well. The instructors personal experiences helped show his knowledge of the subject.”

  Mark Stanford, Black & McDonald Limited

• "This course was well done. I learned a lot about High Voltage and the safety procedures of working on or around it. The instructor was very knowledgeable and has lots of trade and personal experience on the subject, making it very easy to understand."

  Nolan Campbell, Endako Mines

• "This course reminded me to have more respect for high voltage. It was taught in a way that is applicable to the way I work, and came from the instructor's own experiences."

  Matt Messer, Enbridge

• “The course was very informative and well planned out. My knowledge of the arc flash has increased and will share with my co-workers. Overall, great course!”

  Mark Davis, Syncrude Canada

• “Full of interesting and informative stories to illustrate principals and “why not's” of unwise actions. Lots of great course materials, kept everyone on their toes and alert. The instructor was likable and friendly and an expert in the subject matter.”

  Donavon VanGorkom, Brookfield Renewable Energy

• “I found the instructor, Dave Neal to be very well prepared and executed his presentation very professionally. This course is an absolute must for all in the profession.”

  Michael Bennett, Essroc Cement Canada

• “High Voltage Arc Flash training was great. I learnt a lot about procedures and above 5kv safety. I would recommend all project and utility electrical workers to take this. The instructor, Ross Dion was great, right amount of information and personal experiences to go along with the manuals.”

  Jason Joudrie, Black & McDonald Limited

• “The instructor, Ross Dion had excellent knowledge and prep of the course. There was good course content. There was good use of videos and slides also excellent use of personal experiences to relate material to.”

  Rob Kingston, Shell

• “Course was informative and the instructor presented it well and was knowledgeable.”

  Mike King, Syncrude Canada

• “I recommend this course for all electricians and maintenance personnel including supervisors.”

  Robert Rosebrugh, Pembina Pipeline

• "I thought this course was very well presented. Even though I'm an operator and not an electrician, I still got a lot of useful information on the dangers of Arc Flashes and High Voltage Equipment. It has given me a greater respect for the power and energy that can be emitted or faulted from these types...

  David Phum, Syncrude

• “The information received was clear, concise and very helpful. It will save or help save my life as an electrician.”

  Tony Vuksan, Panolam Industries

• “I felt this course was very informative. It was delivered very well by the instructor, Dave Neal. This will come into use immediately in my job.”

  Stephen Byrne, Daishowa-Marubeni

• “Course content was in excellent, especially with reference to the Z462 with real-life scenarios. The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and was able to give advice and answer pertinent questions.”

  Matthew Ferguson, Inter-Pipeline Limited

• “The course was very informative and definitely an eye opener. The instructor was knowledgeable and very helpful.”

  Shane Henstridge, Syncrude Canada

• Informative and an eye-opener concerning risks and hazards associated when working with various voltage equipment. Good to know and understand the distant category PPE and the safety label info on the equipment with regards to arc flash.

  Nobuo Gondo, Canadian Coast Guard

• Very worthwhile as an introduction to high voltage and as a periodic refresher.

  Laurence Lefebvre, CP Rail

• "By far, the best course I have taken in eight years. I have worked in the oil sands. A lot of detailed information that we, as electricians, I think is very important."

  Bryan Crew, Kiewit Energy Canada Corp.

• “Great course, it was very well presented and good material. I learnt a lot on safe work procedures with working on high voltage equipment.”

  William Cairns, Essroc Cement

• “The course was well planned and meaningful to our electricians. Our electrical maintenance teams have definitely gained immense exposure to high voltage maintenance. It was well conducted and very useful to our company substation maintenance.”

  Musthafa Parambu, Koch Fertilizer Canada

• "This was a very good course, with a lot of real life examples. I learnt a lot about what could happen and now I know how to better protect myself. Very informative."

  Colby Beaudette, Littlefuse Startco

• “This course was very interesting. It pointed out a lot on how to protect yourself against electrical shock and Arc Flash. It also teaches you to be safe when you are out in the field.”

  Delhon Calvin, Syncrude Canada

• "I learned a lot about safe grounding practices and isolating equipment. I would recommend this one but now I would like to take the more intensive, five-day course."

  Daryl Herchuck, IMC Canada Ltd.

• “Good course. Kept my interest. Minimal quizzes but with enough to test. Reinforces me to be diligent with safe work practices.”

  Chuck Metzner, Catalyst Paper

• The instructor was very knowledgeable in the course materials and taught them well. The course was very informative.

  Mark Schomburg, City of Prince George

• “The instructor was very knowledgeable, and was able to answer all questions. The instructor allowed discussion and participated in issues that were pertinent to the work that we do. The course brought my knowledge in arc flash and high voltage up to date.”

  Nolan Hoddinott, Syncrude Canada

• “Instructor extremely knowledgeable and presented the course in a way a non-electrician could understand.”

  Patrick Oster, Halifax International Airport Authority

• “Course and instructor, Ross Dion exceeded all my expectations. I was very happy with the class.”

  Tom Crnjac, Smith and Long

• “The instructor was well informed and experienced. The information presented was valuable and I would recommend this course to anyone who worked with electricity.”

  Deral Panrucker, Babine Forest Products

• "Switching high voltage equipment will be taken with more respect. This will help keep my employees and I safe. All proper PPE included for properly switching high voltage."

  Dane Philips, Corner Brook Pulp and Paper

• "This course was very valuable to better understand safety practices involving electrical equipment. It was a personal eye opener for safety related issues being that my background is mechanical. Excellent content and presentation."

  Randy Gerhart, Brookfield Renewable Energy

• "The instructor was well informed on a wide range of topics and presented the contents in an interesting manner. I would highly recommend this course with regards to safety awareness."

  Jim Gillingham, Abitibi Consolidated

• "I found a number of areas which we could improve safety at our facility. The instructor is knowledgeable, interesting to listen to, and related the material in an easy to understand manner."

  Austin Franklin, CF Industries.

• “Ross Dion is very knowledgeable in all aspects of the course. Course material was well presented and at a good pace. I have greater confidence in identifying hazards in high voltage situations and what steps need to be taken to control these. Great course.”

  Trevor McEachern, Black & McDonald Limited

• “This course was very interesting and entertaining. Good coverage of material. Useful information for real work situations, we will all encounter at some time.”

  Kyle Anderson, Pyramid

• “This course teaches you to respect electricity and gives you a better understanding of the risk involved with electricity.”

  Kent Mann, Keyera Energy

• "Ross Dion is very knowledgeable, career experience related to course content, that was very helpful. Content is easy to understand, easy to transfer to field use."

  Chance Bubel, Agrium

• “Received good information on the dangers of arc flash, and how to properly categorize the levels of incident energy. Received good feedback on how to go about calculating arc flash levels on a particular piece of equipment on site in we are unsure about.”

  Aaron Staudinger, Syncrude Canada

• "This course was eye opening as to how dangerous things can be. The instructor was interesting to listen to and course material was informative. Their was valuable information for high voltage electricians and lineman."

  Kevin Francis, Littlefuse Startco

• "Awesome course! Great information given to us and real life situations. Would definitely recommend this course."

  Sean McLennan, Pretium Resources

• "I found that this Arc Flash High Voltage Safety course very informative. The course brought up a lot of concepts that I was yet to hear of. The instructor was great and presented in a clear manner."

  Jake Couture, Syncrude

• “Informative, entertaining….WELL DONE!”

  Mark Tobin, West Fraser Mills

• “Course is very informative, would recommend to anyone….especially anyone in the electrical trade and managers so they can understand the dangers we work with every day.”

  Steven Clarke, Halifax International Airport Authority

• "The instructor, Ed Rideout was an excellent teacher, good communicator and kept the course from being slow and boring. The course will definitely give me more confidence around high voltage, MCC and switchgear."

  Adam Loder, ABB Ushitau

• “Relevant experience applied to classroom presentation makes a valuable experience. Thank you.”

  Peter Boman, Centrica Energy

• "I was familiar with most of the concepts presented, the codes etc. But, now I understand better why I should use and promote to others to use and to follow them. Thank you for the opportunity!! I'm more aware of the potential hazards when around electrical equipment and it will help me in being extra...

  Daniela Tanase Broten, Canadian Light Source

• “This course was a very good eye opener as to the results of an accident/incident. How the outcome of voltages affect the incident and how the incidents can be reduced.”

  Marris Romaniuk, Syncrude

• "This was an excellent course. It gave great awareness to the hazards and risks of the electrical components within the plant."

  David Thom, TransCanada

• “This course provided a refresher to some topics as well introduced some new topics I wasn’t aware of. Excellent visuals accompanied with course material. I would recommend this course to others.”

  Michael Wilgosh, ESSO Imperial Oil

• “Very informative. I took this course six years ago when I was working in Generation. It was a good refresher and good to see. I am still doing the safety steps that I learned the first time.”

  Norman Penner, Catalyst Paper

• "Great instructor, job experience in the field provided helpful, real-life situations. Answered any questions to provide clarity. Kept the course light and interesting and did not seem long and boring."

  Jake Raaymakers, IBEW 530

• "I really appreciated and valued this course as an additional tool to my training as an industrial electrician. It really established the importance of arc flash safety/procedures. It was a real eye opener and an excellent presentation."

  Craig Knezevich, SMS Equipment

• “Very informative. The instructor clearly has lots of hands-on experience and relays information in a manner that is applicable to everyday work. Lots of info that will be able to apply to my job.”

  Jonathan Kurbis, Westmoreland Coal

• “Overall, this was a good course. The practical exercises were a good feature and helped validate the understanding of concepts.”

  Todd Hustrulid, Husky Energy

• “Great presentation, the instructor was very knowledgeable. I feel that I’m leaving this course with a lot better understanding of the hazards related to Arc Flash.

  ”Dave Broadbent, Panolam Surface Systems

• “I feel much safer in approaching my day to day electrical tasks. I cannot wait to share these tips with other co-workers in the future.”

  Filippo Caro, ADM-Agri Industries

• I think this course is necessary to perform the work safely and properly. If you are doing any type of high voltage work or switching.

  Trevor McArter, Sutherland and Shultz ltd

• I appreciated that it helped my personal complacency. Re-iterated to me why we are qualified tradespeople, why we are subject matter experts and need to take our safety extremely personally. I also liked meshing with residential and commercial electricians, brought back a lot of fond memories.

  Carmelle Smyth, Centerra Gold

• “I’ve taken several Arc Flash courses, but none that explained where to expect these and properly eliminate them.”

  Andrew MacGillivray, Syncrude

• "Most of the content of this course pertains to my day-to-day duties at work, and was explained in laymen's terms so it was easy to follow each step."

  Paul Sherwood, Agrium

• “I’m very thankful for this training as I know very well it has put my confidence higher knowing I have the tools to safely and effectively perform my job. The instructor in my opinion is very knowledgeable and would take another course with his instruction.”

  Kyle Richardson, Endako Mines

• “The course was very informative. I feel that my journeymen have gained valuable knowledge to keep them (and me, the apprentice) safe.

  Jamie St. Michael, Tolko

• Ross Dion, the instructor, kept the material interesting with plenty of real world scenarios. Despite the fact I have decades of trade experience; I learned new things in this course beneficial to increased safety and my personal comfort zone. Definitely could save some lives!!

  Todd Annett, PTI Camp Installations

• "This course was informative and lots of examples of both personal and practical experiences. The instructor kept the course flowing so not boring and tiring.”

  Harry Bruns, Quesnel Plywood

• "Very good and informative about do's and dont's."

  Ryan Shaw, PCS Potash

• “I learnt a lot from this course. We moved through a bunch of vital material at a good pace. Our instructor, Ross Dion made learning a pleasure. Thank you for having us from Teen Challenge.”

  Alex Teichroeb, Teen Challenge

• “I found this course very informative. It helps bring things back to perspective of slowing down and think of what you are doing. It was good to have a refresher on information I haven’t used or heard about for years. I’m just getting into the field of high voltage and appreciate any knowledge...

  Sheldon, Dansereau, University of Saskatchewan

• “The instructor provided information in a clear and efficient manner. The slide were effective and understandable, the instructor answered questions and explained the material in detail. A great course.”

  Aigerim Botpayeva, University of Toronto

• The instructor spoke very well and was knowledgeable in the topics as well as having a lot of real life experience with what was being taught in the course.

  Ian Robertson, Enbridge Pipelines

• The course was very informative and I learned a lot from what was being taught.

  Ryan Makow, City of Prince George

• "This course was a great learning experience. Being a high voltage electrician, I feel this course laid out all produces and safety measures very well."

  Wes Palmer, Pretium Resources

• I enjoyed that this online course was more like a zoom call, it led to better discussions and was overall more engaging than other online courses I've taken in the past.

  Colin Ulle, Frontier Kemper Montain

• "I found this course to be very informative not with just new material but re-enforcing concepts and procedures not normally used."

  Robert Turnbull, PTI Group

• “This is a very informative course with a knowledgeable and experienced instructor. I took this course 4 to 5 years ago, so this was a good review of the safety aspects regarding the switching and high voltage. I will be taking this course in the future to stay up to date.”

  Aaron Belanger, Syncrude Canada

• I enjoyed the class very much and found it especially enjoyable as an online class.

  Tod Saunders, AltaGas

• “The content and explanations are very good. I enjoyed talking about a topic, then watching a video on the topic.”

  Joe Toth, Transcontinental

• “I liked the fact that we could bring up examples of other things that we've been working with and have him go through the best way to work through it. Showed us a lot of the things we are doing are not right and things that we need to change.”

  Blaine Romanovich, Imperial Oil, Esso

• “I found the course very informative, the instructor kept the interest of the whole class. Overall, very glad I took the course.”

  John Stratton, Syncrude Canada

• “I would highly recommend this course to my co-workers. It offers a lot of helpful information regarding many hazards involved with high voltage installations and maintenance.”

  Chris Skinner, Syncrude Canada Ltd.

• “Very informative, course topics pertain very extensively to our typical scope of work. Ross Dion was a great presenter of the information with openness to discuss. Also, had a knowledge base to back up information and relate it to field work. Very important!”

  Jason MacInnis, Black & McDonald Limited

• “The course was very well presented for both people with electrical and non-electrical backgrounds. Test and course materials are useful to have as a reference and provide good insight to using proper PPE and grounding procedures.”

  Jay Snell, Stern Laboratories Inc.

• “VERY EDUCATED!! Knowledgeable. Takes time to make the students very aware of the hazards, and what PPE is required.”

  Cody Gladue, Newalta

• I think this course was extremely helpful and informative. I suppose I didn't have a good enough idea of how dangerous this line of work really is.

  Blair Cockfield, Power Station

• The instructor was great. He moved at a good pace and both gave many relevant examples and welcomed discussion.

  Adam Franson, Mosaic Potash Colonsay

• “Course content was excellent, very informative and up-to-date information. Excellent practical exercises in hazard ID and job analysis. A must in supervisor professional development. I would like to see more systematic statistical information. However, the testimony of out instructor reinforces the...

  Kevin Taylor, Mellon Inc.(IBEW 530)

• The instructor was knowledgeable and the course materials were very helpful.

  Jordan Garneau, City of Prince George

• “Overall, great course! Lots of great details and information about arc flash and the safety involved with arc flash. The instructor made things relevant to the work we do here at the site and things to look out for. There was definitely information in the course that I didn’t already know, so that’s...

  Josh Wilson, Kiewit Energy Canada Corp.

• The instructor was very easy to listen to as well as knowledgeable about the topics being presented.

  David Sampson, Atlantic Mining NS

• "This is a good opportunity to refresh your safety training, see what's new and interact with other electrical personnel. It was interesting to hear the ideas and opinions of other participants

  Larry Kamo, Provincial Papers

• "This was an excellent course it was very informative. Lots of real life examples to highlight learning, all aspects of high voltage covered with emphasis on doing the job the safe way!!"

  Cathy Topolnitsky, TransAlta