2022 Staker Training: Phase 3

This will be a 4-day staker training class hosted at Mohave Electric Cooperative and presented by Hi-Line Engineering. The training program is designed to educate and equip the staking technician to design electrical distribution facilities to adequately serve the customers of the utility. It will train the novice as well as improve the skills of the experienced employee. Through a series of twelve specialized curricula domains, the student will be trained to:

• Make accurate distance, line angle, and elevation measurements
• Lay out 1-phase and 3-phase overhead and underground line routes
• Specify correct structures and assemblies for overhead & underground construction
• Apply the rules of the NESC in day to day design activities
• Meet with customers to negotiate and acquire property easements
• Obtain DOT, Corps of Engineers, and other governmental permits
• Size transformers and service conductors for residential and commercial loads
• Locate and specify sectionalizing devices and overvoltage protection
• Inspect existing lines for NESC violations, operational problems, and pole quality

The course of study leads to certification as a qualified staking technician. The certification will be awarded after the student completes the comprehensive written tests. The training is divided into three phases of four domains each to be taught in three separate five-day seminars (beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and ending at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday). To achieve certification, the student must attend all three seminars and pass a test for each of the twelve domains. Students may re-take any test if their first try is unsuccessful.

Workbooks and manuals will be supplied for the specialized instruction.

UNDERGROUND LINE DESIGN AND SUBDIVISION LAYOUT: The components of underground distribution systems, along with their application and limitations, will be discussed. The student will learn how to layout subdivisions, specify pad-mounted equipment, and design sectionalizing systems. This course will also cover conduit systems and the correct methods for calculating pulling tensions relative to conduit bends and cable runs.

SIZING TRANSFORMERS AND CONDUCTORS: The seminar will focus on basic electric theory, and the methodology to correctly size transformers and service conductors for standard residential and small commercial loads. The student will learn how to perform basic calculations for current, voltage, power, and voltage drop.

BASIC SECTIONALIZING AND LINE EQUIPMENT: The seminar will give the student a basic understanding of fault currents, sectionalizing devices, voltage regulators, and capacitors. The focus of this section will be to teach the staking technician how to apply and locate these devices on the distribution system when the line is being staked.

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: Accurate accounting of materials and close monitoring of the contractor’s progress are essential to completing a project on time and on budget. The student will learn how the construction contract affects every aspect of the project, how to prepare special conditions and units, and how to administer the contract terms and conditions for a successful outcome.

Monday – Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4: p.m.

Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The registration for any attendees that are part of a co-op or entity that participates in GCSECA's Education Program is free. The waived registration fee is due to your co-op or utility's involvement and annual payment to participate in the GCSECA education program.

If your co-op or utility is NOT a participating member of GCSECA's education program, otherwise known as an education program non-member, the registration fee is $750.00 for the registration fee and material costs.

GCSECA has created a room block with the Aquarius Casino Resort. Drive time to MEC's location is approximately 20 - 25 minutes.

When making reservations please CALL 1-800-662-5825 and ask for the GRGCSEC group code.

Average cost for your total stay (Sunday - Friday) equals roughly $64.17/night (not including tax).

All reservations must be booked by February 13, 2022 (2/13/2022).

COVID-19 Disclaimer: An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association (GCSECA), Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC), and Hi-Line Engineering ask that anyone who is feeling sick or has knowingly been exposed to COVID-19 please refrain from attending the conference. GCSECA, MEC and Hi-Line will follow all national, state and local health guidelines and asks attendees to adhere to all requirements of MEC's offices and grounds.

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