Troubleshooting School
Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
- Friday, June 23, 2023
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Eastern Standard Time
Registration deadline June 6, 2023
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The overall goal of the Troubleshooting School is to practice a variety of troubleshooting scenarios and solutions while complying with requirements set forth by OSHA 1910.269 and the APPA Safety Manual, 16th Edition (2017), and OSHA FactSheet on Chain Saw Safety.
COURSE OUTLINE
- When a Call Comes In
- Multimeters
- Fault Circuit Indicators (FCI)
- Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO)
- Switching Procedures
- The affect animals have on systems
- Weather-related Outages
- Fuse Coordination
- Electric Meters and Meter Bases
- Emergency Outages
- Lineworker Perspective on Emergency Tree Trimming
- Service Saver
- Troubleshooting Overhead & Underground Systems
- Chain Saw Safety
- Safety Hazards
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS - Students are required to bring the following:
- Required PPE (hard hat, work gloves, rubber gloves and protectors, ANSI Z87 safety glasses, work boots)
- Side Cutter Pliers
- Channel Lock Pliers
- Lineman’s Hammer
- Large Flathead Screwdriver
- 12” Adjustable wrench
- Ratchet wrenches ½”, 9/16”, 5/8”, ¾”
- Hex Key set 3/16-3/8
- Folding Fiberglass Ruler
- Skinning knife
- Lineman’s ratcheting wrench
- Penta Star wrench
- Rain Gear
- Bucket Harness and Lanyard
- FDR long-sleeve shirt(s)
- Latest Edition of the APPA Safety Manual
Students are encouraged to bring a clean pair of shoes to wear inside the classroom. Students who are physically restricted to participate will be dismissed. Those with damaged or defective equipment will be dismissed.
TIMES
- Tuesday – Thursday: 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
- Friday: 8:00 a.m.– 12:00 p.m.
PRICE
- Members: $699
- Associate Members: $999
- Non-Members: $1549
PREREQUISITES: Basic Underground School and Intermediate Lineworker School
CANCELLATION POLICY: If a course is cancelled by ElectriCities, all registrants will be notified with a full registration fee refund. Participant Cancellation and No Shows: A non-refundable registration fee will be charged for cancellations after the deadline of June 6, 2023.
INSTRUCTOR: Ross Whitehurst