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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.

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I. 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
  • Wayne Jeffrey

    Years of Experience
    43

    Wayne 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...

    • Patrick Kean, Canadian Coast Guard
      Wayne is a very knowledgeable instructor. It is my second time taking a course with him as an instructor, and I found him great both times. I would recommend this course with Wayne as the instructor.
    • Andrew Kazmirchuk, City of Ottawa
      Wayne is a wonderful instructor. He explains concepts well and draws from his personal career experience to give us real world examples.
    • Robert Burnell, Suncor Energy
      Wayne was a great instructor, easy to get along with, open to questions, and very knowledgeable
    See Wayne Jeffrey CV
  • Peter Waugh

    Years of Experience
    46

    Peter 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...

    • Jarod Hubert, Mount Milligan
      Peter did a great job teaching this course. He was very clear and thorough in explaining everything.
    • Chris Fox, Invista Canada
      Peter spoke very clearly and was very organized. He was able to answer my questions with great detail and was easy to understand.
    • Wes Palmer, Pretium Resources
      "Peter was very knowledgeable and explained things with precision and confidence."
    See Peter Waugh CV
  • Edward Rideout

    Years of Experience
    56

    Ed 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...

    • Craig Speed, DND
      “I found Ed very pleasant, informative, and knowledgeable in this course. This course really got me thinking and organizing my thoughts and procedures in a logical manner. It really amazed me at how much quicker I was at troubleshooting the labs at the end of the course. I will recommend this course...
    • Dan Brown, Suncor
      “Best arc flash safety course I've ever taken. Excellent instructor and course content. First class that has had the Z462 book included in the content. Would have liked to see a copy of the Z462 manual included in the course fee, so I could highlight and take notes in the safety manual. Thanks Ed...
    • John Gazzola, Lynk Electric
      "I thought the instructor was very good. He had an excellent understanding of the subject matter. And was very open to taking questions and gave good answers. Very good course."
    See Edward Rideout CV

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