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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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Darrell Stover, Trans Northern Pipeline Inc.Wayne is a great instructor, who keeps it interesting by providing real-life examples from personal experience. Engages class to provide their own experiences based on the topic at hand.
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Rick Burroughs, Blue Ridge LumberI found Wayne to be very informative and the course to be fulfilling.
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Kimberley Kenyon, Canfor PulpWayne was very knowledgeable as per subject, open to all questions, with good introduction and coverage of house "keeping" at the start of the course. I liked how he would ask what happens on our site to create discussion and to help educate everyone is done at our facility.
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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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Nicholas Deis, Capital PowerPeter was knowledgeable in his topics and experience. He was willing to answer any questions that came up.
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Tim Craigen, Invista CanadaPeter is a very knowledgeable instructor with valuable life experience to draw on for valid examples. Engaging and personable.
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Alex McKay, Department of National DefensePeter was a great instructor who was very attentive to detail and was thoroughly prepared to teach this course.
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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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A. Lichodzijewski, Department of National Defense"Very interesting insight into Arc Flash safety. Good balance of theory and potential applications in everyday situations."
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Justin Tremblay, Broder Electric LtdEd displays a very high level of knowledge on the topic that he is teaching and can give many real-life scenarios that relate to the topics being covered. Thus keeping you more engaged and understanding the reality of the hazard.
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Alex McKee, Suncor"The instructor, Ed Rideout was very experienced and showed poise when asked to go over or show different ways of explaining a problem to the class."
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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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Chue Yee Vang, CumminsThis instructor has a lot of credentials and is very knowledgeable in various types of electrical components. He was able to apply to work-related experiences for us to get a better understanding.
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Salman Afzal, Syncrude Canada“Jim Roberts is a really good instructor; he explained everything in detail and explained the hazards of switching electrical equipment. He has shown us the safest way of switching and what to look for when switching. I would recommend Jim because he is experienced and very safe and he knows the stuff...
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Colin Aucoin, Blu Earth RenewablesJim is a fantastic instructor. He is very knowledgeable and provides practical examples that make the material easier to understand
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