Electrician Substation
Hour-based
ONET: 48-9051.00
4
Years
8080h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
- The IBEW & Its History
- Avoiding the Hazards of Drug Abuse
- Professional Personal Conduct
- Sexual Harassment
- Fractions
- Percentages
- Ratios & Proportions
- The Customary & Metric System of Measurement
- Area & Volume
- The Electrical Circuit & Ohm’s Law
- What is Electricity?
- Electrical Switches
- Introduction to Electrical Devices
- Understanding & Calculating Resistance in DC Series Circuits
- How Voltage Functions in DC Series Circuits
- How Current Reacts in DC Parallel Circuits
- How Voltage Functions in DC Parallel Circuits
- Understanding the Principles of Magnetism
- Responsibility for Safety
- Electrical Awareness
- Substation Construction -Safety and First Aid
- Fall Protection
- Substation Structure & Rescue
- Personal Protective Grounding - Grounding in Substations
- Working Outdoors
- Use & Care of Hand Tools
- Good Housekeeping
- Powered Equipment Safety – Underground
- Ladders/Step Bolts
- Use and Operation of Blocks
- Rigging Tools & Rigging Equipment
- NECAs Structure & Heritage
- Becoming Familiar with the IBEW Constitution
- Absenteeism
- Math Basics with Whole Numbers
- Decimals
- Solving Basic Algebraic Equations
- Working with Powers of 10 & Metric Prefixes
- The Circle
- Current, Voltage & Resistance in a Circuit
- Power in a Circuit
- Electrical Energy Source
- Conductors, Conductor Resistance & Wattage Loss
- The Series Circuit
- How Current Reacts in DC Series Circuits
- How to Calculate Power in DC Series Circuits
- Understanding Resistance in DC Parallel Circuits
- How to Calculate Power in DC Parallel Circuits
- Introduction to OSHA
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Energized and Non-Energized Parts
- Live-Line Tools: Introduction, Identification & Care
- Baskets, Aerial Lifts & Platforms
- Bucket Rescue
- Grounding & Protective Grounds
- Identify Some Basic Tools of the Trade
- Protective Line Devices: Care & Use
- Powered Equipment Safety – Compressors & Portable Generators
- Digging Holes & Trenches
- Ropes, Knots, Hitches & Splices
- Slings & Chokers
- Digger Derricks/Capacities & Load Charts
- Hand Signals
- Introduction to Substations
- Working in Excavations & Trenches
- Laying Conduit/Building Duct Banks
- Trench Encasements, Backfill & Compaction
- Substation Construction – Underground Power Cables
- Installing Cable in an Underground Vault/Manhole
- The Electric System
- Substation Construction – Foundations
- Excavating the Trench
- Manholes & Hand Holes
- Cable Types
- Pulling Cables
- Substation Construction – Ground Grids
- Exothermic Welding
- Scaling & Dimensioning Drawings
- Schematic Diagrams
- Introduction to Blueprints & Specifications
- Steel Erection Drawings
- Measuring & Drawing Angles
- Site Layout & Preparation
- Substation Construction – Spill Prevention, Containment, & Countermeasure Plans
- Type of Ground Connectors
- Insulated Platforms & the Second Point of Conta
- Insulators – Types & Installation
- Bus/Jumpers – Proper Handling – Installation
- Substation Equipment Overview
- Power Transformers
- Voltage Regulators
- Reactors
- Protective Equipment
- Reviewing the Applications of DC Theory
- How Current Reacts in Combination Circuits
- How to Calculate Power in DC Combination Circuits
- Fundamentals of Alternating Current
- Understanding How the DC Generator Works
- Symbols, Conventions & Abbreviations
- Single-line Diagrams
- Electrical Drawings & Diagrams
- Civil Drawings
- Introduction to Measuring & Leveling Devices
- Right Triangles
- Equipment Foundations
- Substation Const. – Grounding/Grounding Grids
- Boom Capacities & Load Charts
- Superstructure Assembly & Erection Part 1 & Part 2
- Bus/Jumpers – Types
- Wire Bus Type
- Substations – Equipment Identification
- Substations – Air Switches
- Capacitors
- Rectifiers
- Lightning Protection
- Understanding Resistance in DC Combination Circuits
- How Voltage Functions in DC Combination Circuits
- Comparing Direct Current to Alternating Current
- An Introduction to Three-Phase Systems
- Understanding the Design & Function of AC Generators
- Introduction to Inductance
- Safety Awareness – On the Job
- Introduction to Transformers
- Transformer Information, Characteristics
- Transformer Operation
- Tap Changers & Tap Changer Operation
- Single-Phase Transformer Connections
- Introduction to Test Instruments
- Conducting Transformer Load Checks
- Transformers – Three-Phase Voltages
- Ferroresonance
- PPG - Step & Touch Potential
- Testing Ground (Earth) Resistance
- Substation CTs, VTs, & PTs
- Power Harmonics
- Voltage Drop
- Lockout/Tagout – Substation Applications
- Transformer Construction
- Vectors
- Transformer Polarity/Connections
- Installing Transformers
- Transformer Protection
- General Use Test Instruments
- Transformers – Three-Phase Connections
- Specific Hazards Working with Transformers
- PPG - Grounding in Substations
- PPG - Equipotential Zone Grounding
- Substation Inspection
- Power Factor
- Understanding Your Local Union By-Laws
- An Introduction to the COMET Program
- Productivity
- Labor Management Relations / LMCC’s
- Keys to Success – Motivation & Leadership
- Foremanship
- Your Career – Journeyman Responsibilities
- Arc Flash Compliance
- PPG - Induced Voltages & Multiple Grounds
- Vehicle Grounding
- Personal Protective Grounding—Body Currents
- Power Quality
- Distribution Circuits Overview
- Safety in Substations & Switchyards
- Fiber Optics Overview
- Power Transformers - Inspection & Tests
- Transformer Oil Quality / Oil Filtration
- Insulation Power Factor Test
- Power Transformer Temperature Indicator Testing
- SF6 Gas – Properties
- Parliamentary Procedures & How it Works
- The National Electrical Benefit Fund
- Hazards of Cell Phone Use in the Workplace
- The Economics of Unemployment
- After Apprenticeship
- Soon to be an Instructor
- OSHA 1910.269(u) (Substations)
- Temporary Grounding for Substations
- Selection of Equipment & Installation of Grounds
- Applying Rubber Protective Devices
- Live-Line Tools – Using Hot Sticks
- Substation Voltages
- Substations – Operations & Maintenance
- Cable Splicing
- Power Transformer Principles
- Power Transformers - Tap Changers & Turns Ratio Testing
- DC High Potential Testing (Hi-Pot)
- Insulation Resistance Test
- Power Transformer Pressure Relay Testing
- SF6 Gas – Handling
- Vacuum Bottle Hi-Pot Testing
- Oil Containment
- Accident Prevention Manual
- Switching & Clearance
- Transformers
- Breakers – SF6
- Breakers – Puffer
- Breakers – Vacuum
- Breakers – Oil
- Test Equipment
- Sectionalizer
- PCB Procedures
- Relays
- AT Switches
- Capacitor Banks
- Regulators
- Battery Banks
- Schematics
- Switching Orders & Clearances
- OCR’s
- Network Protectors
On-the-job training
- Basic Field Work Training and Proper Tool and Equipment Use and Safety Procedures, Transformer Connections Field School
- Tools & Transformer
- Substation Construction
- Substation Maintenance (Hot & Cold)
- Equipment Maintenance
- Distribution Automation
- Protection, Relays & Controls (P&C) Construction
- Protection, Relays & Controls (P&C) Maintenance
- Construction Maintenance (Cable Replacement, Splicing, Wire Pulling)
- System Improvement
- Subtech
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