City of Winfield

On-the-job Training

• Pole Climbing
• Poles/Framing Fixtures
• Stringing and Sagging Conductors
• Transformers
• Services/Street Lighting
• Underground Cable and Associated Equipment
• Protective Equipment - Personal
• Maintenance and Transformers
• Substation Maintenance
• Company Training
• Competencies
  • Apply basic electricity and Ohms law
  • Wye and Delta configuration
  • Wire gauge and amperage
  • Series and parallel circuits
  • Generators and motors theory
  • Installing pole grounds and equipment grounds
  • Pole Framing on the ground
  • System troubleshooting
  • Theory of single, double and 3 phase
  • Basic Climbing Skills
  • Care & Inspection of Climbing Gear
  • Pole Inspection
  • Sharpening & Shaping of Climber Gaffs
  • Installation of guy assemblies
  • Safe working procedures installing cross arms
  • Proper use of perform tie wire
  • Demonstrate proper use of hot-line tools on energized lines
  • Demonstrate grounding techniques on trucks when using them in energized line situations
  • Pole Top Rescue
  • Aerial Pole Framing
  • Proper emergency procedures and bucket/basket rescue
  • Demonstrate safe pole setting practices
  • Demonstrate temporary pole supports
  • Perform grounding and safe work procedures
  • Perform a service wire installation
  • Perform temporary service installation
  • Perform building new construction
  • Perform dead ending and splicing
  • Safely string conductors in hot line re-conductoring
  • Perform use of proper tie wire for aluminum and copper conductor\
  • Make up jumpers on dead-end poles correctly
  • Operate reclosures and sectionalizes and properly install them on URD and overhead systems
  • Demonstrate proper use of cover-up material on energized lines
  • Demonstrate proper set-up of vehicle when preparing to work on energized electric lines
  • Demonstrate all safety aspects on installing and removing switches on a hot-line task
  • Demonstrate how to properly fuse switches so that the coordination of all equipment will work correctly
  • Demonstrate the proper use of lightning protection
  • Perform safe work practices in a substation
  • Demonstrate proper procedure of a substation inspection
  • Switching procedures
  • Over current devices
  • Voltage regulators
  • Internship
  • Safe Work Procedures & Responsibilities
  • Perform proper vehicle inspection and maintenance
  • Demonstrate inspection of mobile hydraulic system
  • Perform traffic control in a work area safely
  • Demonstrate operation of digger derrick vehicle
  • Demonstrate rigging and shoring a trench
  • Safe working operation of an aerial platform
  • Work site recognition and safe work practices
  • Perform proper vehicle placement and grounding methods
  • Apply cover-up materials in a safe manner
  • Perform proper rigging and setting of poles
  • Practice safe work practices and hazard recognition
  • Successfully read sag charts and tables
  • Use proper hoist and grips for conductor
  • Inspect rubber goods and hard-shell cover-ups
  • Demonstrate installation of a voltage regulator
  • Demonstrate substation grounding
  • Perform proper operation of a trencher
  • Perform safe trenching and excavating procedures
  • Perform safe work practices and protective grounding
  • Demonstrate troubleshooting and fault locating on an URD system
  • Demonstrate how to use and maintain equipment that is being used
  • Fusing applications for single phase and 3 phase applications
  • Proper grounding application for single phase and 3 phase applications
  • Proper sizing of transformer on single phase and 3 phase applications
  • Internal working parts of a pole mount and pad mount transformers
  • Demonstrate single phase transformer connections
  • Demonstrate 3 phase transformer connections
  • Demonstrate proper equipment grounding
  • Proper transformer protection and sizing applications
  • Proper placement of transformers on pole and underground
  • Teamwork
  • Insulation installation