Operating Engineer - Fall 2014
The quarterly magazine of the International Union of Operating Engineers.
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Education & Training<br />
Beckley Hosts OSHA Electrical Class for Local Instructors<br />
IN SEPTEMBER, THE NATIONAL HAZMAT Program<br />
hosted an OSHA Electrical Standards Safety Course in<br />
Beckley, West Virginia, for 28 instructors from 20 local unions<br />
and Job Corps Centers.<br />
Topics presented were OSHA General Industry and<br />
Construction Industry Standards, electrical terms and<br />
hazards, circuitry and polarity. Differences between ground,<br />
grounding conductors, ground/neutral, ground rods, and<br />
ground grid testing were demonstrated. Other topics covered<br />
were Arc Flash and Arc Flash personal protective equipment,<br />
changes in the National Electric Code <strong>2014</strong>, and Power<br />
Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.<br />
During the hands-on exercise, students built an electrical<br />
testing board that displayed a switch, GFCI, and receptacle,<br />
complete with correct wiring that each student took back<br />
to their local to demonstrate circuits and wiring principles<br />
during their classes.<br />
One of the participating instructors commented that<br />
the class was an, “…excellent class that had a nice balance<br />
between codes and applications.”<br />
[below] Instructor from MSHA demonstrates a panel box wiring<br />
and circuit breakers.<br />
[right, top] Kevin Allsup (Local 234) using a “Hot Stick” to disconnect<br />
a fuseable link to a transformer.<br />
[right, bottom] Chris Rumsey (Local 825) diligently works on a<br />
circuit board.<br />
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATING ENGINEER<br />
FALL <strong>2014</strong> 7
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