Course description
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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Training content
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
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Canada Training Group
Canada Training Group stands as a premier provider of industrial electrical safety and technical training. With over 40 years of expertise, we specialize in delivering comprehensive, results-oriented training programs designed to enhance safety, productivity, and efficiency across various industries. Our...