Program: Environmental Training
Environmental Training
Target audience
Mostly specific to the line trade, but scenarios appropriate for various levels of power line development (eg designers) can be described. Customized for BC Hydro employees.
Course description
This course is intended for tradespeople in the electrical industry. It is a comprehensive overview of work practices within the electrical industry that have the potential to violate environmental legislation. The legislation and its impact on work procedures are reviewed; management practices to dispel potential harm and mitigation practices to contain problems are described.
Topics include:
* Working in and around water
* Oil spill prevention and response
* Special waste: transporting out of service oil-filled electrical equipment
* Out-of-service woodpole management and disposal