EUT Electrical Utility Tech (EUT)

Supervised practical applications of electrical overhead line worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. Emphasis on skills to safely climb wood poles, the operation of a line truck, setting poles, framing poles on the ground, and operation of a digger derrick. Student will receive instruction to pass the Class “A” Commercial Driver’s License skills test. Rigging, wire identification, and use of rubber goods will also be learned. Safety topics include: Rigging Safety Awareness; Fall Protection; Flame Retardant Personal Protective Equipment; Medic First Aid; Blood-Borne Pathogens; and good housekeeping.

Supervised practical applications of electrical overhead line worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. Emphasis on skills required to perform work on secondary voltage circuits. Emphasis on the installation of services, street lighting, and secondary circuits, bucket truck familiarization and bucket rescue. Overview of distribution electrical systems, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules are also included. Safety topics include: Work Zone Traffic Control; Minimum Approach Distances; Rubber Protective Equipment; and knowledge of UD Excavation/Trenching/Shoring.

Supervised practical applications of substation worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. This course provides the student with the basic knowledge and skills necessary to assist with the performance of maintenance and testing in substations and switchyards.

Supervised practical applications of substation worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. This course provides the student with a broader skill set as well as the enhanced knowledge and skill level necessary to safely assist in the performance of routine repairs on distribution and power transformers, bushings, circuit breakers, disconnect switches, control equipment and other de-energized electrical equipment used in the distribution of electrical energy.

Supervised practical applications of electrical overhead line worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. Emphasis on skills required to identify, install, and maintain primary underground residential distribution (URD) equipment, including various methods of troubleshooting URD primary and secondary circuits. Grounding distribution circuits will also be learned. Students will develop the knowledge and skill to safely perform rubber gloving assignments utilizing the insulate and isolate techniques and will perform various tasks while working on an energized three-phase circuit under controlled conditions. Safety topics include: fire extinguisher safety, temporary protective grounds, stored energy devices, and utilities protective service.

Supervised practical applications of electrical overhead line worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. Emphasis on line equipment, hot line tools, power industrial trucks, and transmission (including wood pole, steel pole, ladder, and tower climbing). Bucket, pole top, and self-rescue will also be reviewed. Safety topics include: spill response, live Line tools, hazardous communications, and Accident Prevention Handbook review.

Supervised practical applications of electrical substation worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. This course provides the student with the advanced knowledge and skills necessary to safely work in a supervised capacity on energized equipment and in an unsupervised capacity on de-energized equipment employed in the production and distribution of electrical energy. This course also introduces the student to power transformer testing, troubleshooting, alarm systems, circuit breaker troubleshooting, reclosers and sectionalizers, oil circuit breaker maintenance and voltage regulators.

Supervised practical applications of electrical substation worker job duties in a directed practice setting under direct supervision of FirstEnergy personnel. This course provides the student with the knowledge and skills to work safely and competently in a supervised or unsupervised capacity. This course is the culmination of prior courses with the introduction of advanced knowledge and skills related to motor operated air brake switch, electronic recloser controls, SF6 gas breakers, air circuit breaker maintenance, oil circuit breaker timing and travel tests, calibration of various substation equipment, potential transformer testing, phasing, switching procedures and the performance of energized primary work. The work activities in this final semester will be performed in a crew setting and will require continuous team work with fellow students.