You have probably already received it in the mail: NEPPA’s Safety & Technical Programs 2011 booklet, which includes course descriptions and registration forms for NEPPA’s technical training offerings for the coming year. The booklet reflects a significant increase in the number of learning opportunities NEPPA is making available to its members in the coming year.
The booklet is divided into four sections: On-Site Classes, Technical Training Programs, Additional Programs and Registration Forms. In the first section, 13 new four-hour technical courses have been added to our safety program, giving operations personnel a greater variety of courses to choose from.
As far as the longer technical training programs are concerned, our signature course - the Apprentice Lineworker Program - is joined by three new programs, Substation Technician II (a follow-up to this year’s Substation Technician I), Basic Metering and Advanced Metering. The last two came about in response to many requests for meter training during the past two years.
In addition to safety and technical training, we are presenting a number of additional programs next year. Two services Safety Director Dave Fabrizius now conducts - on-site Safety Audits and Electrical Safety for First Responders - will continue, and three programs will be introduced, OSHA 1910.269 Review, CDL Class A License Training and Reading Electrical Prints and Schematics. Two other courses, Bucket Truck Training and Chain Saw Safety, have been updated and will be taught by outside consultants.
The booklet concludes with a series of registration forms aimed at making it easy to sign up for the various classes and programs. If you have any questions about NEPPA training in 2011, please contact Sharon Davies at 508-482-5906 or sdavies@neppa.org.
Steve Socoby, NEPPA technical trainer, conducts a class in substation maintenance at Norwich Utilities in Norwich, Conn. This is just one of the technical programs NEPPA offers its members.
