Description
Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the trainee will be able to do the following:
1. Identify, inspect, maintain, and use craft-specific PPE and identify its limitations.
2. Inspect rubber insulating blankets, line hoses, covers, and guards.
3. Describe the safety practices associated with high-voltage work, including:
• Step and touch potential
• Minimum approach distance
• Protection from arc flash and arc blast
• Procedures for entering substations
4. Explain work zone safety requirements.
5. Describe traffic control methods.
6. Identify the signs and causes of unstable trenches and describe the safety practices associated with trench work.
7. Identify hazards related to working near horizontal drilling operations.
8. Identify hazards and safeguards associated with confined-space work.
9. Explain the purposes of, and differences between, job safety analyses and task safety analyses.
10. Describe how to mitigate environmental impacts. Performance Tasks Under the supervision of the instructor, the trainee should be able to do the following:
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- Inspect and put on craft-specific PPE.
- Inspect rubber insulating blankets, line hoses, covers, and guards, and install them on deactivated power lines.
Course Outline
Session I. Introduction; Introduction to Electrical Power and Hazards; Electrical Safety
A. Introduction
1. Industry Standards
2. Line Worker Safety
B. Introduction to Electrical Power and Hazards
1. Electrical Power
2. Electrical Hazards
C. Electrical Safety
1. Hazard Boundaries
2. De-Energized Equipment
3. Substation Entry
Sessions II and III. Protective Equipment
A. Protective Equipment
1. Personal Protective Equipment
B. Laboratory
1. Have trainees inspect and correctly put on PPE. This laboratory corresponds to Performance Task 1.
C. Lockout/Tagout Devices
D. Temporary Protective Grounds
E. Live-Line Tools
F. Other Tools and Protective Equipment
G. Laboratory
1. Have trainees inspect and correctly install protective equipment on deactivated power lines. This laboratory corresponds to Performance Task 2.
Session IV. Traffic Control
A. Traffic Control
Session V. Trenching Safety
A. Trenching Safety
1. Preparation
2. Trenching Hazards
3. Trenching Safety Guidelines
4. Indications of an Unstable Trench
5. Making the Trench Safe
6. Soil Hazards
Session VI. Horizontal Directional Drilling
A. Horizontal Directional Drilling
1. Setting up the Drilling Site and Equipment
2. Boring Operations Safety
Session VII. Confined Spaces
A. Confined Spaces
1. Confined-Space Classification
2. Entry Permits
3. Confined Space Hazards
4. Responsibilities and Duties
5. Safeguards
6. Substation Entry
Topic Planned Time Session VIII. Environmental Concerns; Job Safety Analyses and Task Safety Analyses; Work Zone and Personal Safety
A. Environmental Concerns
1. Clean Water Act
2. Endangered Species Act
3. Good Housekeeping Practices
B. Job and Task Safety Analyses
C. Work-Zone and Personal Safety
1. Work-Zone Safety
2. Emergency Response
3. Personal Safety
Session IX. Review and Testing
A. Review B. Module Examination
1. Trainees must score 70 percent or higher to receive recognition from NCCER.
2. Record the testing results on the NCCER National Registry, and submit the results to the Training Program Sponsor.
C. Performance Testing
1. Trainees must perform each task to the satisfaction of the instructor to receive recognition from NCCER. If applicable, proficiency noted during laboratory exercises can be used to satisfy the Performance Testing requirements.
2. Record the testing results on Training Report Form
