TRAINING ON LIVE-LINE WORK, ELECTRICAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT, WINGRIP FALL-PROTECTION SYSTEMS
At Kolab Essays we have a good team to carry out work that involves some risk
As a recent addition to its offering of services to electrical maintenance contractors, Kolab now provides, in collaboration with Hubbell Power Systems, several training programs focusing on the different hotline work methods used for line maintenance: Hotstick Work; Rubber Glove Work, and Barehand Work.
Hubbell Power Systems, manufacturer of the leading Chance brand of hotline tools, has a team of trainers/tool demonstrators who deliver training to electrical utilities and contractors across the world.
Kolab Ensayos offers the possibility of designing a course tailored to the client’s needs, delivered by a Hubbell-Chance trainer, while Kolab takes care of translation, coordination and organisational aspects.
All the Chance trainers combine many years’ direct work experience in live line crews, together with specialist knowledge on the characteristics, functions and application of each Chance tool. Their experience of working and training in many countries around the world allows them to provide that unique added value – first-hand knowledge of the different ways of working in very diverse environments.
A member of Kolab, present at all times throughout the course, translates the trainer’s words into Spanish, and takes care of all organisational aspects.
Kolab has already provided two such training programs in Spain: Live-line Barehand Work training for electrical contractor Eiffage in Alicante (April 2021) and Review on Hotstick Work and Training on Barehand Work for contractor Moncisa in Asturias (September 2021), both of them with highly satisfactory results.
Training programs are essentially practical.
After introducing the basic concepts of Live-Line Work and the foundations of the three work methods (Hotsticking, Rubber Gloving and Barehanding), participants are given the opportunity to familiarise themselves with all the tools and work equipment and start practicing – under strict supervision by the trainer, who ensures that all safety measures are in place – on the different live-line maintenance tasks that their employer plans to offer. Practice on de-energised systems is followed – when allowed by the conditions of the training facilities – by actual live work on energised lines, giving all participants the opportunity of practicing in energised conditions.
Kolab has already provided two such training programs in Spain: Live-line Barehand Work training for electrical contractor Eiffage in Alicante (April 2021) and Review on Hotstick Work and Training on Barehand Work for contractor Moncisa in Asturias (September 2021), both of them with highly satisfactory results.
Certain locations, such as industrial facilities or fire stations, have a number of electrical safety equipment on hand to enable them to respond to emergency situations. However, in many cases workers in these locations lack adequate knowledge of what this equipment is for and how it should be used.
The purpose of this training is to enable workers to acquire a thorough knowledge of this type of equipment, including its main features and limitations, and how they should be used, looked after and maintained. The standards and regulations applying to this equipment are also discussed, as well as the main regulatory requirements regarding availability, maintenance and testing frequency.
This training will be delivered by Kolab personnel with extensive knowledge on the electrical safety equipment and their use, as well as testing requirements, maintenance and other regulatory requirements.
This training combines classroom and hands-on training. The basic concepts of protection and use of the equipment are introduced and the relevant regulatory aspects are discussed, and then every participant has the opportunity to handle the equipment and become proficient in their use and limitations.
During aircraft construction and maintenance, individuals working on the aircraft wings or fuselage will in most cases be more than 2m from the ground. This constitutes work at height, with the attendant risk of injury due to existing fall hazards.
Wingrip is a provisional fall protection system based on vacuum anchors. It assures safety at height to workers performing aircraft maintenance tasks when no alternative safety means (overhead lines, self-retracting lifelines, collective protection barriers) are available.
Workers who install these systems on the aircraft, as well the actual users of the system (maintenance workers) must receive specific training developed by the manufacturer. Kolab Ensayos has been trained and certified by MSA to deliver this training in Spain and Portugal. After a short classroom session introducing basic concepts and the system’s principle of operation, followed by a detailed explanation of the features and operation of each component, each participant dons a harness and practices installing and uninstalling the system, in order that they feel confident about safely installing and using a Wingrip System. Training certificates are issued by MSA itself, since the training delivered strictly adheres to the training program designed and developed by MSA. Certifications are valid for a three-year period, after which workers must attend recertification training.
Training is carried out at the client’s facilities, using their own equipment.
