Note:

The pre-registration is currently closed. If you would like to attend this event, please come to the NWPPA registration desk at the hotel, and our onsite coordinator will be happy to help you.

Who Should Attend:

Individuals who do not hold an electrical journeyman certificate, but as a part of their duties must enter or open secured areas such as substations, pad mounted transformers, switch gear, vaults, and metering cabinets. Engineers, technicians, meter readers, and other operations personnel are required by OSHA 1910.269 to have this training.

Related Courses:

Staking Engineer Series (Please see the NWPPA Event Catalog online version for classes and dates) Distribution Engineering Series (Please see the NWPPA Event Catalog online version for classes and dates).

Course Overview:

This one-day class is designed to teach the skills required to enter secured areas. The course covers federal regulations related to entering a secured area; minimum approach distances or clearances; personal protective equipment; job briefings; substation entrance procedures; and opening padmount transformers, switchgear, and metering compartments. Employees typically open and/or view electrical equipment in secured areas to take information off of nameplates, readings from meters or gauges, etc. Following OSHA 1910.269, this course does not teach or certify a person to work on electrical equipment.

Course Instructor:

Jim Phillips, P.E.

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at 8 a.m., and the class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon breaks, will be provided.

Course Location & Hotel Information:

Hotel Murano
1320 Broadway Plaza
Tacoma, WA  98402
(866) 986-8083

Room rate: $149 for a single/double

Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than April 10, 2017, to secure this rate. Mention that you are with Northwest Public Power Association when booking your reservation.

Course Fees: