Arizona Public Service

Classroom Instruction Topics

• The IBEW & Its History
• Avoiding the Hazards of Drug Abuse
• Professional Personal Conduct
• Sexual Harassment
• Fractions
• Percentages
• Ratios & Proportions
• The Customary & Metric System of Measurement
• Area & Volume
• The Electrical Circuit & Ohm’s Law
• What is Electricity?
• Electrical Switches
• Introduction to Electrical Devices
• Understanding & Calculating Resistance in DC Series Circuits
• How Voltage Functions in DC Series Circuits
• How Current Reacts in DC Parallel Circuits
• How Voltage Functions in DC Parallel Circuits
• Understanding the Principles of Magnetism
• Responsibility for Safety
• Electrical Awareness
• Substation Construction -Safety and First Aid
• Fall Protection
• Substation Structure & Rescue
• Personal Protective Grounding - Grounding in Substations
• Working Outdoors
• Use & Care of Hand Tools
• Good Housekeeping
• Powered Equipment Safety – Underground
• Ladders/Step Bolts
• Use and Operation of Blocks
• Rigging Tools & Rigging Equipment
• NECAs Structure & Heritage
• Becoming Familiar with the IBEW Constitution
• Absenteeism
• Math Basics with Whole Numbers
• Decimals
• Solving Basic Algebraic Equations
• Working with Powers of 10 & Metric Prefixes
• The Circle
• Current, Voltage & Resistance in a Circuit
• Power in a Circuit
• Electrical Energy Source
• Conductors, Conductor Resistance & Wattage Loss
• The Series Circuit
• How Current Reacts in DC Series Circuits
• How to Calculate Power in DC Series Circuits
• Understanding Resistance in DC Parallel Circuits
• How to Calculate Power in DC Parallel Circuits
• Introduction to OSHA
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Energized and Non-Energized Parts
• Live-Line Tools: Introduction, Identification & Care
• Baskets, Aerial Lifts & Platforms
• Bucket Rescue
• Grounding & Protective Grounds
• Identify Some Basic Tools of the Trade
• Protective Line Devices: Care & Use
• Powered Equipment Safety – Compressors & Portable Generators
• Digging Holes & Trenches
• Ropes, Knots, Hitches & Splices
• Slings & Chokers
• Digger Derricks/Capacities & Load Charts
• Hand Signals
• Introduction to Substations
• Working in Excavations & Trenches
• Laying Conduit/Building Duct Banks
• Trench Encasements, Backfill & Compaction
• Substation Construction – Underground Power Cables
• Installing Cable in an Underground Vault/Manhole
• The Electric System
• Substation Construction – Foundations
• Excavating the Trench
• Manholes & Hand Holes
• Cable Types
• Pulling Cables
• Substation Construction – Ground Grids
• Exothermic Welding
• Scaling & Dimensioning Drawings
• Schematic Diagrams
• Introduction to Blueprints & Specifications
• Steel Erection Drawings
• Measuring & Drawing Angles
• Site Layout & Preparation
• Substation Construction – Spill Prevention, Containment, & Countermeasure Plans
• Type of Ground Connectors
• Insulated Platforms & the Second Point of Conta
• Insulators – Types & Installation
• Bus/Jumpers – Proper Handling – Installation
• Substation Equipment Overview
• Power Transformers
• Voltage Regulators
• Reactors
• Protective Equipment
• Reviewing the Applications of DC Theory
• How Current Reacts in Combination Circuits
• How to Calculate Power in DC Combination Circuits
• Fundamentals of Alternating Current
• Understanding How the DC Generator Works
• Symbols, Conventions & Abbreviations
• Single-line Diagrams
• Electrical Drawings & Diagrams
• Civil Drawings
• Introduction to Measuring & Leveling Devices
• Right Triangles
• Equipment Foundations
• Substation Const. – Grounding/Grounding Grids
• Boom Capacities & Load Charts
• Superstructure Assembly & Erection Part 1 & Part 2
• Bus/Jumpers – Types
• Wire Bus Type
• Substations – Equipment Identification
• Substations – Air Switches
• Capacitors
• Rectifiers
• Lightning Protection
• Understanding Resistance in DC Combination Circuits
• How Voltage Functions in DC Combination Circuits
• Comparing Direct Current to Alternating Current
• An Introduction to Three-Phase Systems
• Understanding the Design & Function of AC Generators
• Introduction to Inductance
• Safety Awareness – On the Job
• Introduction to Transformers
• Transformer Information, Characteristics
• Transformer Operation
• Tap Changers & Tap Changer Operation
• Single-Phase Transformer Connections
• Introduction to Test Instruments
• Conducting Transformer Load Checks
• Transformers – Three-Phase Voltages
• Ferroresonance
• PPG - Step & Touch Potential
• Testing Ground (Earth) Resistance
• Substation CTs, VTs, & PTs
• Power Harmonics
• Voltage Drop
• Lockout/Tagout – Substation Applications
• Transformer Construction
• Vectors
• Transformer Polarity/Connections
• Installing Transformers
• Transformer Protection
• General Use Test Instruments
• Transformers – Three-Phase Connections
• Specific Hazards Working with Transformers
• PPG - Grounding in Substations
• PPG - Equipotential Zone Grounding
• Substation Inspection
• Power Factor
• Understanding Your Local Union By-Laws
• An Introduction to the COMET Program
• Productivity
• Labor Management Relations / LMCC’s
• Keys to Success – Motivation & Leadership
• Foremanship
• Your Career – Journeyman Responsibilities
• Arc Flash Compliance
• PPG - Induced Voltages & Multiple Grounds
• Vehicle Grounding
• Personal Protective Grounding—Body Currents
• Power Quality
• Distribution Circuits Overview
• Safety in Substations & Switchyards
• Fiber Optics Overview
• Power Transformers - Inspection & Tests
• Transformer Oil Quality / Oil Filtration
• Insulation Power Factor Test
• Power Transformer Temperature Indicator Testing
• SF6 Gas – Properties
• Parliamentary Procedures & How it Works
• The National Electrical Benefit Fund
• Hazards of Cell Phone Use in the Workplace
• The Economics of Unemployment
• After Apprenticeship
• Soon to be an Instructor
• OSHA 1910.269(u) (Substations)
• Temporary Grounding for Substations
• Selection of Equipment & Installation of Grounds
• Applying Rubber Protective Devices
• Live-Line Tools – Using Hot Sticks
• Substation Voltages
• Substations – Operations & Maintenance
• Cable Splicing
• Power Transformer Principles
• Power Transformers - Tap Changers & Turns Ratio Testing
• DC High Potential Testing (Hi-Pot)
• Insulation Resistance Test
• Power Transformer Pressure Relay Testing
• SF6 Gas – Handling
• Vacuum Bottle Hi-Pot Testing
• Oil Containment
• Accident Prevention Manual
• Switching & Clearance
• Transformers
• Breakers – SF6
• Breakers – Puffer
• Breakers – Vacuum
• Breakers – Oil
• Test Equipment
• Sectionalizer
• PCB Procedures
• Relays
• AT Switches
• Capacitor Banks
• Regulators
• Battery Banks
• Schematics
• Switching Orders & Clearances
• OCR’s
• Network Protectors