Power and Utility Safety Training for Field Crews and Plants

Incident reports at most utilities cluster into three groups of workers. Training gets better results when each group sees examples from its own day instead of a generic electrical safety slideshow.

Transmission and distribution field work

Contact with energized lines and equipment, falls from poles and buckets, and struck-by incidents during rigging are the headline risks. Personal fall arrest and electrical safety awareness courses reinforce what crews practice in the yard.

Generating stations and substations

Plants combine high-voltage equipment with rotating machinery, steam, chemicals and noise. Operators and maintenance staff rely on clearance and lockout procedures; our lockout/tagout course for authorized workers covers the principles behind your system.

Meter, service and customer-facing roles

Field service reps spend most of the day driving and walking unfamiliar properties. Vehicle crashes, dog bites, slips and confrontations with customers facing disconnection are more likely than electrical contact. Driver safety and workplace violence awareness fit this group well.

OSHA's standard for electric power generation, transmission and distribution, 29 CFR 1910.269, does something most OSHA standards do not: it requires employers to have employees trained in first aid, including CPR, available at many field work locations and at fixed sites such as generating stations. The construction counterpart for line work, 1926 Subpart V, carries similar expectations. Electrical contact can stop the heart, and a crew partner who starts compressions and uses an AED quickly gives the victim the best chance.

We teach American Heart Association CPR, AED and first aid onsite at service centers and plants, with a two-year certification card. We can add Stop the Bleed for lacerations and crush injuries. Pole-top and bucket rescue practice on your own equipment remains part of your internal program, and the CPR skills we teach pick up where that rescue ends.