Training

Wheatbelt Training Field
2432 Road 113 (North Edge of Sidney)
Time: 8 am-5 pm (Tuesday-Wednesday)
8 am-12:30 pm (Thursday)

Participants should report to the Wheatbelt Training Field each morning. Participants will be assigned to a work group prior to resuming to the field. Any special needs or considerations need to be brought to the instructors attention prior to starting. If a participant becomes ill or has to leave the school, contact his or her group instructor and/or one of the program coordinators.

Note: Each participant should provide his or her own personal protective equipment such as hardhat, safety glasses, rubber gloves and sleeves, safety harness, along with personal tools. NO TENNIS SHOES will be allowed in the training area, work boots are required.

Aerial Gloving I: (Beginners)
 Truck positioning and set-up
 Proper grounding of trucks and equipment
 Inspection of equipment
 Proper care of cover-up materials
 Selection of tools and cover-up
 Insulator changes-pole top/dead end
 Mid-Span wire repairs (sleeves and repair sleeves)
 Other maintenance type work

Aerial Gloving II: (Experienced)
 Changing out a transformer while keeping the customers on.
 Tangent structure cross arm change out.
 Top phase bell change out on stacked corner pole.
 Pole change out
 Change out equipment arm on a three phase riser pole, while keeping the under-ground energized.
 Cutting in/cutting out bells

Who Should Attend: This workshop is designed to offer instruction to all levels of experience from just hired to active apprentices, along with current journeymen.

Registration and Fees: This workshop is limited to 15 participants, so register early. Once 15 registrations are received, all others received will be informed and put on standby in case there is a cancellation. Participants are encouraged to preregister no later than one week before attending the workshop. Registration will only be available at the door on location of the workshop only if the 15 participant limit has not been met.
Fees for the workshop include lunches and learning materials. Fees may be prepaid or directly billed. To use the direct billing option, simply fill out a registration form and we will bill you or your municipality.

Course credits will be awarded for only the time spent at the workshop. Roll may be called intermittently for attendance purposes. Certificate of attendance will reflect only their participation time.