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The North American electrical safety standards, NFPA 70E and CSA Z462, require that your electrical workers and operators be proven qualified for the tasks that they are performing. This two day, 80% hands-on course will ensure that your successful participants have the knowledge, and can demonstrate the skills, to perform their electrical operating tasks safely and properly. Instruction is based on the above standards as well as those of your facility. (NOTE: Participants must be previously certified in our high voltage arc flash safety training as a prerequisite for this training.) It encompasses both outdoor and indoor substations with the major emphasis on indoor substations and electrical rooms. The course is taught by utility safety professionals each with over 30 years of hands-on maintenance, testing and troubleshooting experience with exemplary safety records working in generating and substations..
The course is taught using Canada Training Group’s Lab Two and the client facility. Our Lab Two is a 53' highway trailer outfitted with 25kV, 15kV, 5kV and 480/600V electrical equipment with full cutaways giving complete access to the equipment during switching and racking. This lab also has simulated overhead distribution lines with fuses, cutouts, switches and grounding capability allowing participants to conduct potential tests, perform lockout/tagout, isolations, switching, phasing and apply safety grounds using hotsticks. If the client has suitable facilities then our lab will not be needed.
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Course topics
I. SWITCHGEAR SAFETY
Objective: Integrate and follow common standards in your operating procedures.
II. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GROUNDING
Objective: Safely and properly operate 480/600V MCC’S and switchgear.
III. 480/600V MCC’S and SWITCHGEAR
Objective: Safely and properly operate 480/600V MCC’S and switchgear.
View all topicsI. SWITCHGEAR SAFETY
Objective: Integrate and follow common standards in your operating procedures.
- CSA Z462/NFPA 70E Requirements
- Provincial/State/Federal Requirements
- Control Circuits
- Protection Circuits
- Local/Remote/PLC Control
- Potential Testing
- Lockout/Tagout
- Isolating
- Switching
- Phasing
- EquiPotential Grounding
- Safe Work Procedures
- Safe Work Practices
- Switching Orders
II. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GROUNDING
Objective: Safely and properly operate 480/600V MCC’S and switchgear.
- Personal Protective Grounding
- Basic Criteria for Safe Grounding Practices
- Ground Cable Assemblies
- Application of Protective Ground Cables
- Power and Plant Protective Grounding
- Switchyard and Substation Protective Grounding
- Care, Inspection, and Testing Protective Grounding Equipment
III. 480/600V MCC’S and SWITCHGEAR
Objective: Safely and properly operate 480/600V MCC’S and switchgear.
- Review of Disconnects
- Review of MCC’s
- Review of LVPCB’s
- Circuit Control
- Fused Disconnects
- Bucket Operation
- Breaker Operation
- HRC/AFB Analysis
- ESWC
- Lockout/Tagout
- Racking
- Protection Relays
- Failure Modes
- Practical Projects
IV. 5KV BREAKERS and STARTERS
Objective: Safely and properly operate 5kV breakers and starters.
- Review of MV Breakers
- Review of Starters
- Control Circuit
- Breaker Operation
- Starter Operation
- HRC/AFB Analysis
- ESWC
- Lockout/Tagout
- Racking
- Protection Relays
- Failure Modes
- Practical Projects
V. 15KV BREAKERS AND DISCONNECTS
Objective: Safely and properly operate 15kV breakers and disconnects
- Review of 15kV Disconnects
- Disconnect Operation
- Review of 15kV Breakers
- Breaker Operation
- Control Circuit
- HRC/AFB Analysis
- ESWC
- Lockout/Tagout
- Racking
- Protection Relays
- Failure Modes
- Practical Projects
- Review of 15kV Disconnects
- Disconnect Operation
- Review of 15kV Breakers
- Breaker Operation
- Control Circuit
- HRC/AFB Analysis
- ESWC
- Lockout/Tagout
- Racking
- Protection Relays
- Failure Modes
- Practical Projects
VI. 25KV BREAKERS AND OVERHEAD FUSES
Objective: Safely and properly operate 25kV breakers and overhead fuses.
- Review of 25kV fuses
- Fuse replacement
- Review of 25kV Breakers
- Breaker Operation
- Control Circuit
- HRC/AFB Analysis
- ESWC
- Lockout/Tagout
- Racking
- Protection Relays
- Failure Modes
- Practical Projects
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Wayne Jeffrey
Years of Experience44Wayne joined Canada Training Group with over 40 years of knowledge and experience in the Electrical and Instrumentation industry. As a Master Electrician and Journeyman Instrument Mechanic, Wayne offers a unique perspective to training that provides solid theory with practical applications gained through years of work in the industry. Wayne’s oilfield and agriculture experience encompasses maintenance...
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Darryl Silakiewicz, KeyeraWayne did a great job of keeping the course flowing and the class engaged.
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Aron Orlowski, Trans Northern Pipelines Inc.Wayne was very knowledgeable on the topics of Arc Flash and LOTO. He was engaging and kept it interesting.
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Jordan Butler, Alberta Health ServicesWayne was an excellent teacher and brought lots of practical experience to the course.
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Peter Waugh
Years of Experience47Peter Waugh brings 44 years of experience in fields of maintenance and human resources management. Peter graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He started his career with Westinghouse Industrial Field Service servicing power distribution equipment. He then moved to the Pulp & Paper industry where he worked for three companies over the next 30 years working in...
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Kall Cloarec, Centerra GoldPeter is very good at what he does. It is great to have someone teaching that knows what he is talking about.
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Zack Dawson, Camcor EnvironmentalPeter was very knowledgeable and able to answer any questions/elaborate on specific parts/topics. His previous experience working in the electrical field allows him to use his practical knowledge to make the information easier to understand.
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Wes Palmer, Pretium Resources"Peter was very knowledgeable and explained things with precision and confidence."
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Edward Rideout
Years of Experience57Ed Rideout has been involved with the electrical field in many ways for nearly 54 years. His electrical experience started when he was just out of vocational school and was hired as the sole electrician at a local fish plant in charge of six fishing trawlers, a power house and a fish plant facility. In 1975 Ed went on to work with Nova Scotia Power, first as an apprentice electrician in a generating...
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Frank Balen, Suncor“Great two day course, covered lots of material which basically reiterated my position on safe work practices. Thanks to the refresher, Bill C-45 keeps most of us honest. Thanks Ed.”
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John Young, Greyrock Mining"Ed was an excellent instructor that kept all participants involved and interested. Ed is a very knowledgeable instructor who really knew his stuff. He was a joy to be taught by."
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Brian Hook, Enbridge Pipelines“This course was excellent. It showed various testing methods, and Ed reviewed the results to help us better understand what we were doing. It was good to have all the test equipment separated into 4 work stations with a discussion area so everyone can be involved. I felt comfortable in the course...
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Jim Roberts
Years of Experience46Jim Roberts brings over 43 years of experience in the electrical field. A graduate from the Georgian College Electrical Engineering program, he started his career at Toronto Hydro Electrical Systems as a High Voltage Underground Cable Fault Technician then proceeded to Toronto Transit Commission where he obtained his red seal 309A electrical license and became a Maintenance/Construction Electrician...
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Gerry Bell, CumminsJim was able to adjust on the fly to differences between course materials and trailer hardware vs examples we provided for our hardware.
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Terry Simpson, Department of National Defence, RPOPS Electrician“Jim Roberts is a knowledgeable instructor in this area of the trade. His course is a definite requirement.”
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Mike Tomassetti, Toronto Transit Commission“Jim is great at his job and has taught me a lot of information on high voltage safety.”
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