Necessary actions rushed, complacency and in-attention — these are just a few of the human factor errors that go beyond one’s technical competencies for the task or job. In this two-hour session on human performance strategies, Parrish Owen Taylor takes you to the front line with actual case studies and how to proactively reduce human errors by developing emotionally intelligent crews.

This program covers higher risk hazards and electrical safe work practices for meter personnel including installing single and three-phase meters along with working on CT-rated meters, and using test equipment. Other types of hazardous conditions encountered will include bird-dogging during storm emergencies and interaction with aggressive animals, insects or people.

This program with Lee Marchessault will focus on the hazards of Induction, Objectionable Current Flow and Gradient Potential and how to mitigate the hazards. Special consideration for temporary protective grounding and equipment bonding is especially important in substations. Case studies will be presented from including serious injuries from operating gang operated switches to an induction fatality. Attendees will have a better understanding of the invisible hazards within a substation.

This program provides information necessary to understand safe work practices when around energized (or methods to de-energize) electrical parts. This standard applies to utility electrical work on substation station service, generation station service, administration buildings, vehicle maintenance shops, street lights, etc.

Confined Spaces discusses how to work safely in and around different types of confined spaces. The course explains how to identify and classify different types of spaces, hazards associated with confined spaces, PPE requirements, and entry and rescue requirements and procedures. Anyone who works in or around confined spaces along with anyone responsible for safety should take this course.

Excavations Competent Person covers §29CFR 1926 Subpart P Excavations. The course provides the knowledge you need to safely work in or around excavations including how to identify and control common hazards associated with excavations. Operations, safety, and anyone working in or around excavations should take this course..

In this course, emotional intelligence expert Parrish Owen Taylor will identify the Map5 Competency Model for understanding Emotional Quotient. Self-competencies one, two and three on the Map5 are demonstrated with an individual’s personal performance and social-competencies four and five are directly related to one’s ability to effectively lead others to safe, productive outcomes.