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January 09, 2015
Upgrade Your Skills with LTL Training Programs

The New Year is the perfect time to upgrade your skills and ensure you’re up-to-date with the latest regulatory information for a smooth and safe year ahead.

Our LTL subject matter experts remain current on all standards and legislation, and with the recent release of the updated CSA Z462, our staff can help ensure you’re compliant.

Lineman’s Testing offers a number of seminars and user-friendly online safety training programs; Arc Flash Awareness, Electrical Insulating Rubber Gloves, Confined Space Safety and Live Line Tools: Field Care and Maintenance.

Speak to an LTL rep for more information and to find out what training you and your staff require to ensure safety and compliance in your workplace. Please call 416-742-6911 or main@ltl.ca

ARC FLASH AWARENESS: ARE YOU COVERED?

Highlights:

Codes and Standards/Compliance (CSA Z462, NFPA 70E, ASTM)
Identifying proper PPE for your application
Technical Information

Who Should Attend?

Anyone working on or near live electrical apparatus
Supervisors, Managers, Business Owners
Health and Safety Representatives

ELECTRICAL INSULATING RUBBER GLOVES

Highlights:

OHSA Regulations/Compliance
Proper Voltage Rating Selection
Proper Sizing, Care and Use
Recertification Standards

Who Should Attend?

Anyone working on or near live electrical apparatus
Supervisors, Managers, Business Owners
Health and Safety Representatives

BEYOND THE CANARY: UNDERSTANDING THE AIR IN CONFINED SPACES

Highlights:

The ABC's of Gas Detection
Confined Space Regulations
Legal Obligation/Compliance
Product-Specific Training (as requested)

Who Should Attend?

Any worker entering a confined space
Supervisors, Managers, Business Owners
Health and Safety Representatives

LIVE LINE TOOLS: FIELD CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Highlights:

Codes and Standards/Compliance (IEEE 978-84, OSHA)
Field Inspection
Proper Care, Storage, and Transportation
Recertification and Repair

Who Should Attend?

Anyone working on or near live electrical apparatus
Supervisors, Managers
Health and Safety Representatives

ONLINE TRAINING

ELECTRICAL WORKER
Students who take the ESTS learn how to:

  • Explain the regulations and industry best practice standards applicable to their role and responsibilities
  • Identify and understand electrical hazards and risk assessment
  • Effectively manage electrical hazards by following the Work Flow Process to safely execute energized electrical work
  • Complete electrical hazard analysis for a work task
  • Apply preventive and protective control measures
  • Understand requirements for electrical incident emergency response and incident reporting requirements

NON-ELECTRICAL WORKER
Students who take the ESTS learn how to:

  • Explain the regulations and industry best practice standards related to electrical safety
  • Identify and understand electrical hazards and the difference between normal and abnormal conditions on energized electrical equipment
  • Learn a procedure for isolating electrical equipment
  • Use a Look, Listen and Smell philosophy when you approach energized electrical equipment
  • Learn about the risk of being shocked when using power tools, power cords and the need for GFCIs
  • Learn about Overhead Power Line safety

Understand requirements for electrical incident emergency response and incident reporting requirements

For more information, visit our Training & Education page.

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Eduardo
Feb. 01, 2016
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