Course Length: 8 hours
Informal on-the-job training can be dangerous. To ensure adequate safe work practices are followed, personnel must understand electrical hazards, safety regulations, and the use of safe work procedures, protective equipment and standards. This course meets mandated training requirements of OSHA Standards – 29 CFR 1910.268, 269 & 332 and Chapter 296-32 WAC.
This course also improves the ability to interpret OSHA, the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), ASTM, WAC, and other applicable electrical safety regulations. Applying these best practices is essential to preventing electrical accidents, outages and personal injury.
“Note: Participants in this class must be able to speak, read, and write in English in a proficient manner. If they are not able, they may not successfully complete the class, and Cannon Companies and the instructor take no responsibility for in-completion.”
Each student will receive a laminated wallet card, and certificate.
The course topics include:
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- Governing Bodies
- NESC, L&I, OSHA
- Best Practices
- Competent Vs. Awareness
- Communication Methods
- Pre-Trip Inspections
- Work Zone Safety
- Safety & Hazards
- Emergency Procedures
- Self-Inspection Programs
- Top Infractions
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- L&I & OSHA Site Inspections
- Communications Infrastructure
- Pole Identification
- Approach Distances
- Clearances & Separations
- Grounding & Bonding
- Cable Pulling
- Inspection of Lines and Equipment
- Public Utility Compliance
- Insulated Tooling
OSHA Standards: This course meets the following OSHA standards:
- 29 CFR 1910.268 – Telecommunications
- 29 CFR 1910 Subpart R – Special Industries
- 29 CFR 1910.269 – Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart V – Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
- 29 CFR 1926.964 – Overhead Lines and Live-line Barehand Work
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart V App D – Methods of Inspecting and Testing Wood Poles
- 29 CFR 1926.957 – Live-line Tools
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