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High Voltage Safety for Hydrovac Operators

Pricing: Contact
1 Day Program
Based on: 40% Lecture, 50% Workshop and 10% Evaluation

• Review the companies Hydrovac policy and safe work planning process prior to Hydrovacing around electrical lines or equipment
• Identify some of the possible hazards that Hydrovac operators may experience
• Describe the role, responsibilities and obligations of the Hydrovac operator
• Verify the approximate location of buried facilities using information obtained from resources such as Alberta One-Call
• Comprehend the basic jargon and terms used in the electrical industry
• Describe the possible effects that electricity may have on people and equipment
• Demonstrate how to safely respond to accidental electrical contact emergencies
• Determine the limit of approach distances to both underground and overhead electrical cables/ wires
• Define the terms STEP and TOUCH potential
• Describe the concept of equal potential bonding protection
• Inspect, maintain, test and store the mats and bonding conductors
• Connect the equal potential bonding system using a variety of variations

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