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This customized three-day course will ensure that your electrical workers are proven qualified for the electrical tasks that they are performing as specified by OSHA/OH&S/MOL/DOL and other AHJ’s, the Criminal Code of Canada, NFPA 70E, CSA Z462, and industry standards. It is 60% projects and hands-on and will ensure that your successful participants truly have the knowledge, and can demonstrate the skills, to perform their electrical operating tasks safely and properly, and ensure that you have fulfilled your due diligence requirements under all legislation.
It encompasses both indoor and outdoor substations with the major emphasis on indoor substations and electrical rooms. The course is taught by substation safety professionals each with over 35 years of hands-on maintenance, testing and troubleshooting experience with exemplary safety records working in generating stations, substations and plants.
The course is taught using our Lab 2.2, 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 customized program will include certification on all your electrical systems from 120V to 138kV with safety demonstrations and practical projects on substation equipment allowing participants to conduct potential tests, perform lockout/tagout, isolations, switching, phasing and apply safety grounds using hot sticks. Simple and complex lockout/tagout can be performed combining electrical, mechanical, fluid, process, optical, overhead crane and physical guards with written, verbal, hand signal and radio communication while using Category 2 and 4 PPE. We also have simulated overhead distribution lines with fuses, cutouts, switches and grounding capability.
This lab contains: 1 - 25kV mini-OCB, 1 – 15kV GICB, 1 – 15kV S&C fused distribution load break disconnect, 1 – 5kV ACB with puffer, 1 – 5kV vacuum motor starter, 1 – 600V switchgear column with two ACB’s, 1 - 600V MCC with motor starters and GE Fanuc PLC’s, 1- 600V main disconnect and switchboard, 1 - 600V panelboard, numerous 600V load break and safety isolation disconnects, 120/240 and 120/208 panels, overhead system, voltage detectors, HV voltmeter, hot sticks, static sticks, ground clusters and DLRO, phasing sticks and simulation, switching sticks, rubber gloves, rubber and other cover ups, racking rails, overhead hoist and CB lifting hooks, locks, tags, specialized inductance demonstrator and mini-generation system.
This training originated in 1980 and has been attended by engineers, electricians, technologists, technicians and operators performing, supervising or managing electrical switching and who require these skills to be certified as competent and qualified to safely and properly perform their job.
This course will benefit any worker who wants to continue enjoying their children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
We do not do canned courses. If your workers are required to be certified please contact us and our professional development team will contact you to determine the needs of your organization, your facility and your staff.
All of our equipment is in complete switchgear and can be racked in and out providing an exact replication of common substation activities as well as mechanical binding issues. This training will be customized to your needs at our expense.
We guarantee to ensure that your workers are qualified to work safely and competently on your electrical systems in both normal and emergency situations.
Our partner, Canada Training Group, has trained 25,000 industrial workers since 1980 and has been training HV electrical workers since 1981 with extensive experience on 4,160V to 13.8kV systems. Our instructional staff have anywhere from 37 to 56 years of high voltage safety, maintenance, testing, troubleshooting and engineering experience with exemplary safety records on systems to 550kV.
The instructional design has been done to the standards of the Canadian Society for Training and Development, the American Society for Training and Development, and the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance and Instruction. This training incorporates the work of Bloom, Mager, Harless, Kirkpatrick, Kolb and Gardner and follows the ADDIE ISD process.
The instructional design leader is Dave Smith; he has been a qualified instructional designer since 1968 and is the 2014 recipient of two international Mensa awards. The Mensa Education and Research Foundation has awarded Dave the International Intellectual Benefits to Society Award for his dedicated work in electrical safety, as well as the International Copper Black Award for Creative Achievement for his design and development of three mobile electrical training labs. He is the first Canadian to win an international Mensa award and the only person in Mensa history to ever win two awards. Dave is a Red Seal industrial maintenance electrician who diligently applies his unique talents to industrial electrical training.
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Course topics
I. ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS
Objective: Realize the damage electricity can cause to the human body and understand the basic principles of safety in normal and abnormal conditions.
II. NFPA 70E/CSA Z462
Objective: Understand how to relate and apply the Arc Flash mitigation guidelines as set out by the National Fire Protection Association and the Canadian Standards Association.
III. RECOGNIZING HAZARDS
Objective: Learn to recognize all energy sources and hazards created by various electrical equipment and devices.
View all topicsI. ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS
Objective: Realize the damage electricity can cause to the human body and understand the basic principles of safety in normal and abnormal conditions.
- Electrical Faults
- Electrical Accidents
- Electrical Faults
- Electrical Accidents
II. NFPA 70E/CSA Z462
Objective: Understand how to relate and apply the Arc Flash mitigation guidelines as set out by the National Fire Protection Association and the Canadian Standards Association.
- Limits of approach for electrical shock and flash hazards
- Arc flash parameters
- Determine curable burn distance during a short circuit
- Determine energy released during a short circuit
- Techniques for reducing arc flash energy
- Selection of proper personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Review the three types of electrical hazards:
- Describe conditions required for each to occur
- Describe procedures to reduce these hazards
- Describe the impact of V, A & T on flash hazard and electrocution
- Describe fault current available
- Review calculation methods for a supply transformer
- Describe the impact of I2T on electrical hazards
III. RECOGNIZING HAZARDS
Objective: Learn to recognize all energy sources and hazards created by various electrical equipment and devices.
- Insulation
- Cables
- Power Transformers
- Instrument Transformers
- Fault Currents
- Disconnects
- Switchgear
- Breakers
- Fuses
- Relays
- Starters
- Motors
- Capacitors
- Emergency Systems
IV. MANAGEMENT CONTROL
Objective: Understand legislation and apply methodologies to comply.
- Legislation
- Electrical Code
- Purchasing Controls
- Engineering Controls
- Training
V. SAFETY DOCUMENTATION
Objective: Establish an accessible and usable system of practice that will protect both life and liability.
- Rules
- Safe Work Practices
- Safe Work Procedures
- Codes of Practice
- Operating Procedures
- Permits & Clearances
- Switching Procedures
VI. PHYSICAL EQUIPMENT
Objective: Gain a comprehensive knowledge of the required PPE and ancillary High Voltage safety equipment available.
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Safety Equipment
- Signs and Barriers
- Equipment Protection
- Interlock
- Grounding
VII. FIELD CONTROL
Objective: Understand and apply preventative and post-accident meetings, analyses and reports.
- Inspections
- Job Planning
- Pre-job Meeting
- Hazard Identification
- Hazard Reporting
VIII. WORK METHODS
Objective: Learn and apply safe practical skills.
- Limits of Approach
- Switching Practices
IX. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GROUNDING
Objective: Learn the dangers of and how induced currents and ground gradients are produced and how to safely select, install and maintain temporary grounds for protection of the worker. Create an equipotential zone of safety with the proper application of temporary protective grounds
- Describe potential gradients as they relate to ground faults
- Describe how & where step, touch, mesh, and transferred potentials may appear during a ground fault
- Induced Voltages
- Safe Grounding Procedures
- Grounding and dissipation of residual energy
- Temporary Grounds
- Protective Grounding Planning
- Protective Grounding Preparation
X. SWITCHING
Objective: Interpret and use a single line diagram to write a switching sequence to safely isolate an electrical device for work. Validate existing operating orders and switching procedures. Develop and maintain mandated documentation for all electrical equipment isolation and maintenance work.
- Single Line Diagrams
- Using Prints
- Electrical System Drawings
- Safety Documentation
- Isolation
- Lockout/Isolation
- Switching Workshop
XI. JOB PLANNING
Objective: Carry out Hazard/Risk Analysis in determining the degree and extent of hazards for maintenance tasks on all electrical equipment.
- Necessity of job planning to safely perform task
- Hazard Control Workshop
- Job Planning Worksheet
XII. SWITCHING SAFETY
Objective: Integrate and follow common standards in your operating and switching procedures.
- Electrical Safety Standards
- Circuits that Affect Apparatus
- Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition
- Specific Procedures, Practices and Orders
XIII. 480/600V MCC’S AND SWITCHGEAR
Objective: Safely and properly operate, switch, isolate, test, lock, tag, ground and rack out/in 480/600V MCC’s and switchgear.
- 480/600V Disconnects
- 480/600V MCC’s
- 480/600V LVPCB’s
- Parallel Generators
XIV. 5kV BREAKERS and STARTERS
Objective: Safely and properly operate, switch, isolate, test, lock, tag, ground and rack out/in 5kV breakers and starters.
- 5kV Breakers
- 5kV Starters
XV. 15kV/25kV BREAKERS and DISCONNECTS
Objective: Safely and properly operate, switch, isolate, test, lock, tag, ground and rack out/in 15kV breakers and disconnects.
- 15kV Disconnects
- 15kV/25kV Breakers
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Daniel Chartier
Years of Experience34Daniel Chartier travaille comme ingénieur électrique depuis près de 30 ans, et est spécialisé en automatisation et contrôles. Il a travaillé dans des fonderies d'aluminium et les mines, dans l'emballage, les stations de pompage et dans la construction d'usines thermiques (District Cooling) au cours des ans. Il a été responsable du développement de formations de sécurité dans...
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Simon-Paul Comeau, Graves ElectricalDaniel is full of knowledge and I felt like he really cares about our safety.
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Sharmil Joseph, Madsen Diesel and TurbineDaniel has a deep knowledge on what he is teaching. He is very kind and has immense patience. He didn't make the course boring.
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Steve Carnevale, University of TorontoDaniel was very informative as well as keeping the guys engaged in conversations regarding real-life scenarios
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Paul Sherwood
Years of Experience4844 years as an Industrial Maintenance Electrician in the U.K. And CanadaExperience in the engineering and manufacturing industries maintaining a wide variety of electrical equipmentWorked primarily in the Potash mining industry in Saskatchewan (32 years) At Potash held various roles, worked underground maintaining Electrical systems and equipment.Mill maintenance Electrician working on high, medium...
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Andrea Sargent, Mount Milligan, Centerra GoldPaul was helpful and took the time to make sure we understood everything.
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Andrew Cliff, West FraserPaul was a good instructor who was informative and understanding. I highly recommend him
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Clint Olsen, Pattern EnergyPaul was very knowledgeable, with plenty of real-life examples to add to the course.
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Norm Jewitt
Years of Experience40He began his career in the electrical trade by engaging in construction activities at a potash mine located west of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Since then, he has accumulated experience in various facets of the electrical trade, including construction, commissioning, and maintenance.Norm has contributed his skills to the commercial, industrial, and mining sectors. Additionally, he successfully managed...
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Don Haynes, Rev EngineeringNorm is great, I really enjoyed how he relates the material to real-life situations in our field.
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Zach Heisinger, Maka PowerI was very green on all things to do with this course. Norm provides a very good understanding of not only why we are testing but also how each machine works. I feel very confident I will be able to further my knowledge of this with more practice with our own equipment in the shop.
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Dan Sweeney, KeyeraNorm is a great teacher, his knowledge and experience made learning easy. He is very easy to talk to and interact with.
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Wayne Jeffrey
Years of Experience43Wayne 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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Jeffrey Farrell, Canfor PulpWayne was well educated on the course material. He spoke clearly and responded well to student feedback.
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Tom Esopenko, Canfor PulpWayne was very good, he was able to get class the class interactive and involved in discussion.
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Geo Kandathil, International Paper CompanyWayne was very informed and enthusiastic about teaching, which was helpful for the people attending the class.
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Jeff Leighton
Years of Experience32Jeff pairs operations insight with electrical craft skill, bringing more than three decades in oil-and-gas to the classroom. He broke into the industry at Gulf/Petro-Canada’s Cochrane gas plant, first as a process operator and later as a maintenance electrician. In 1996 he moved to Shell’s Scotford Upgrader as an Electrical Specialist, ultimately becoming the site’s turnaround high-voltage...
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Doug Baker
Years of Experience49Doug brings over forty five years experience in the electrical industry, working for utility, utility contractors, engineering firm, and educational institute. Most recently finishing a career at NAIT as an instructor/academic chair (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) in Power Lineman, Power System Electrician, Electrician and Electrical Engineering Technology programs. He has constructed and...
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Chris Wilhelm, Capital PowerDoug is very knowledgeable. Willing to find answers to questions that couldn't be answered immediately, and he conducted the course very well throughout the day. My experience was good.
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Dave D'haese, Alberta Agriculture and ForestryDoug is very educated as well as experienced.
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Roger Gallenero, Aquatera Utilities Inc.Doug is a very smart and professional instructor. He was knowledgeable on the subject matter.
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Edward Rideout
Years of Experience56Ed 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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Rylan Carney, Canadian Coast GuardEd was very well-informed and clearly communicated all the course material. He used his own personal experiences to further our understanding and it provided a lot of useful information to the course. Would gladly take another course with this instructor.
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Pat Onions, Syncrude Canada"Good natured, easy to understand. Ed was very knowledgeable and practical."
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Sean Callahan, Suncor"The instructor, Ed Rideout was very knowledgeable and easy to get along with."
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Jim Roberts
Years of Experience45Jim 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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Kaila Stepanic, Pembina Pipelines“I found the instructor, Jim Roberts to be very knowledgeable and professional in his delivery of the course. The course was well organized and very informative.”
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Gurmel Multani, University of TorontoThe instructor had good knowledge of the electrical safety training program. He kept the audience engaged and made it very interesting.
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