Due to the ongoing public health situation, we have decided to cancel this year’s course offering.  This is unfortunate and we are disappointed.  We plan to bring Skip back next year in July 2021.

If you pre-registered, your pre-registration has been cancelled and no invoice will be sent to you.

We hope to see you next year.

When it comes to lifting transformers, aerial devices equipped with jibs are one of the handiest tools available to line workers. Compared to old methods for transformer replacement – which required workers to climb the pole and use a pulley to manually lift the transformer – using a jib is safer, easier and more productive.

Most aerial devices sold to companies in the utility industry are equipped with jibs. However, not all jibs are the same, and the user should evaluate the type of work to be done when choosing the equipment for the job.

Consider whether the tasks are construction or maintenance work on distribution or transmission lines. Before dispatching to the job, workers should know how the lines are situated relative to where the vehicle can be located. In addition, the weight of the load will determine the capacity of the aerial device and jib needed.

In the remainder of this article, we will provide an overview of the four key areas that inform good practice for using jibs: knowing your equipment, inspecting your equipment, knowing the load and understanding proper setup.

Read the full article here.

IAMU is once again offering the Electric Utility System Operation Short Course (EUSO) presented by Skip Collier of Professional Training Systems, Inc.

Skip is highly regarded and has an extensive background in electric utility design, construction, maintenance and operation.

EUSO Short Course:  July 28 – 30

The EUSO Short Course is designed for any employee whose job performance will benefit from a basic understanding of the operations side of the business.  This includes those from legal, rates, engineering, purchasing, computer application, marketing, customer service, inventory control, finance, accounting, safety, risk analysis as well as those from generating plants.  One goal for this class is to have students leave with the ability to easily identify all of the electrical equipment they see in a substation as they walk by, along with all the equipment found on the poles in a residential area.  Non-electrical engineers are often at a disadvantage in the electric utility environment due to a lack of familiarity with technical issues.  The better you understand the utility’s product – electrical energy – and how it is created and distributed, the better you can serve the utility and your customers.  This course assumes no electrical background, and builds on the basics to provide a comprehensive understanding of the equipment and operations.

Line Maintainer apprentices will receive 21 Basic OJT hours for taking the EUSO Course.

Registration fees for the course are below.

(*If you are planning on sending more than one participant from your organization, please make sure to share this with multiple departments so that you qualify for the reduced cost with the initial registration.)

• EUSO Course - $950 for a single registrant OR $850 each for two or more participants from the same utility/organization

Due to the ever changing nature of the ongoing COVID19 public health emergency, the status of the training workshop is subject to change.

You may PRE-REGISTER now.  Invoicing will be sent out as the date draws closer, and IAMU can confirm that the training will take place.

For additional information and to register, please click HERE.