TRAINING COURSE:
Transmission and Distribution: Working on Distribution Poles
Course Category: Transmission and Distribution
Course description: The purpose of this course is to teach the basic principles involved in working safely on distribution. To illustrate these principles, you will be shown some resources available for planning distribution work.This interactive online course will teach you general considerations associated with planning a distribution job. You will also learn how a variety of tools and equipment can be used, including an auxiliary arm. Additionally, you will learn how to replace secondary conductors, move energized conductors, and how to install floating dead-ends.
Course syllabus:
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe general considerations associated with planning a distribution job
- Identify types of conductor arrangements commonly used in secondary construction
- Describe how a new service can be paralleled using a jumper
- Describe how linemen move energized conductors
- Explain what a floating dead-end is and what it is used for
*This course is discounted for NATE members.
