Maricopa Community Colleges  EUT215   20006-99999 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  05/23/00  
EUT215      20006-99999 L+L 6 Credit(s) 18 Period(s)
Field Training II
Practice in the installation of electrical lines including transformers, reclosers, and service loops. Teaches rubber gloving, hot sticking techniques, and trenching of underground lines. Practice in the safe set-up and operation of equipment used in the line industry with a focus on the development of entry-level skills as drivers and operators. Includes procedures and practice in pole-top and bucket-truck rescues. Prerequisites: EUT110, EUT112, and EUT115. Corequisites: EUT211.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
EUT215   20006-99999 Field Training II
1. Identify the basic types of equipment used in the industry and practice basic, safe operating techniques for each. (I)
2. Demonstrate safe operational procedures for parking, backing, stopping, hauling and setting up each type of equipment. (I)
3. Identify and describe appropriate maintenance practices for keeping basic equipment in safe operating condition. (I)
4. Practice the construction and installation of two-phase electrical line systems. (II)
5. Identify and perform the procedures necessary for the maintenance of two-phase systems. (II)
6. Practice the construction and installation of three-phase electrical line systems. (III)
7. Identify and perform the procedures necessary for the maintenance of three-phase systems. (III)
8. Identify and perform the procedures necessary for rubber-gloving power lines. (II,III)
9. Identify and perform the procedures necessary for hot-sticking power lines. (II,III)
10. Identify and perform the applications and procedures necessary for a safe pole-top rescue. (IV)
11. Identify and perform the applications and procedures necessary for a safe bucket-truck rescue. (V)
12. Practice the construction and installation of underground power lines. (VI)
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EUT215   20006-99999 Field Training II
    I. Types of Equipment Used in the Industry
        A. Trucks and trailers
          1. Purpose and functions
          2. Operating techniques
          3. Safety practices
        B. Diggers and derricks
          1. Purpose and functions
          2. Operating techniques
          3. Safety practices
        C. Manlift aerial devices
          1. Purpose and functions
          2. Operating techniques
          3. Safety practices
        D. Backhoes and trenchers
          1. Purpose and functions
          2. Operating techniques
          3. Safety practices
        E. Safe Operational Procedures
          1. Parking equipment
          2. Backing equipment
          3. Stopping equipment
          4. Setting up equipment
          5. Hauling poles and material
        F. Equipment Maintenance Practices
          1. Trucks and trailers
          2. Diggers and derricks
          3. Manlift aerial devices
          4. Backhoes and trenchers
      II. Two-Phase Electrical Line Construction and Installation
          A. Construction applications
          B. Hardware
          C. Installation of poles
          D. Line building
          E. Maintenance
          F. Rubber gloving and hot sticking
        III. Three-Phase Electrical Line Construction and Installation
            A. Construction applications
            B. Hardware
            C. Installation of poles
            D. Line building
            E. Maintenance
            F. Rubber gloving and hot sticking
          IV. Pole-top Rescues
              A. Applications and procedures
              B. Safety measures
              C. Rescue of mannequin
            V. Bucket Truck Rescues
                A. Applications and procedures
                B. Safety measures
                C. Rescue of mannequin
              VI. Underground Line Construction and Installation
                  A. Construction application
                  B. Hardware
                  C. Trenching applications
                  D. Cable terminating
                  E. Cable splicing
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