May 2026 Safety and Training Rewind

Underground Residential Distribution (URD) School | Spring 2026

May 5-7

Instructor: Thad France

Objectives include:

• Ability to demonstrate fault-locating techniques for primary and secondary cables
• Ability to demonstrate proper splicing of URD cable
• Ability to describe switching procedures used in underground installations and describe proper maintenance procedures for use with padmount transformers

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Utility Line Clearance School

May 11-15

Instructors: Various

Our annual Utility Line Clearance School is designed to accommodate both experienced and inexperienced employees who wish to become more proficient in the field of Line Clearance-Right of Way Management. Our hands-on approach allows students to learn new skills and apply them to work scenarios in the field while supervised and coached by an instructor. It is our goal that each person better their skill set and ability to perform their jobs in the safest and most efficient way. Participants were expected to demonstrate procedures set forth in OSHA 1910.269 regulations and ANSI A300 & Z133.1 guidelines, as well as be competent in their application and overall safety, upon completion of the school.