2016
Evening Technical Presentations
All Presentations held in North Quad.
MONDAY- AUGUST 1st & TUESDAY- AUGUST 2nd
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Electrical Safety in the Workplace for First Responders - T-T-T
Room 2255
Instructor: C.J. Hamilton, Riverside-San Bernardino JATC
The Monday or Tuesday evening course will show how Local Unions, JATCs, and LMCCs
can provide an invaluable service for their community’s First Responders. The program
provides safety awareness to the First Responders and valuable goodwill to your
community.
Each evening session will describe the two different courses available for first responder
training and how to present the General Electrical Awareness training to your local First
Responders.
The Train-The-Trainer at NTI Monday and Tuesday nights will be a four-hour session
covering Course-1 General Electrical Awareness.
COURSE-1 GENERAL ELECTRICAL AWARENESS - Raising awareness to save lives.
This course covers:
• Arc Flash / Arc Blast
• The Faraday Cage
• Down Power Lines
COURSE-2 SOLAR SAFETY AWARENESS
This class introduces Firefighters to the world of Solar Power. Walking through several different types of Solar Power systems and how to deal with them and covers:
• How Solar Works
• What to look for in an Emergency
•How to Shutdown / Turn Off the Solar System
Both courses show what Electricity Might Do, Could Do, Should Do, and Will Not Do!! If
students understand this, it will save their lives!!! Not just First Responders - anybody!!!
WORLD CLASS TRAINING
Evening Technical Presentations
All Presentations held in North Quad.
TUESDAY- AUGUST 2nd
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Teaching Electric Motor Drives
Room 2175
Instructor: Glen Mazur
Electric Motor Drives (AC or variable frequency drive) installation
and retrofitting are increasingly more popular as a versatile and
energy-efficient solution in the industry.
Session will:
• Be a Hands-On Training Mini-Course that provides an overview of Electric Motor
Drives. You will be connecting, testing, and troubleshooting drives.
• Focus on practical, hands-on techniques for teaching fundamental operating
principles, programming, and troubleshooting on common industrial equipment.
• Offer activities addressing power monitoring, retrofitting, and test instruments.
• Provide participants with numerous instructional tips for effectively teaching electric
motor drives.
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
National Electrical Code Hazardous Location Seminar & Safety
Through Exceeding Your Height Safety Initiatives
Room 1265
Instructor: Robert C. Potter, Jr.
The intent of the session is to provide proper project design,
material selection, and installation to comply with the requirements
of the NEC for classified hazardous location applications. Through
understanding, better planning, and design, managing lighting
maintenance risk may be minimized allowing employees to return
home in the same condition as when they began their shift.
Session will:
• Cover Chapter 5 of the NEC . Focusing on Articles 500, 501 and 502.
• Explore the number one cause of job site deaths and OSHA cited violations - Falling
and Worker Protection.
2016
Evening Technical Presentations
All Presentations held in North Quad.
TUESDAY- AUGUST 2nd
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
2017 NEC
Room 1255
Instructor: Tim Crnko
Changes Related to Protection
This session will present and discuss significant 2017 NEC changes
related to overcurrent protection, surge protection, and more.
For those attending this presentation - pizza and soda will be
provided commencing 30 minutes prior to session start time.
Register in advance. Contact: Tim Crnko, TimMCrnko@Eaton.com
or M: 314-283-9426.
Session will:
• Review a few of the changes including: 90.7, 110.3(C), 110.14(D), 110.16, arc flash
reduction in new 240.67 and revised 240.87, several requirements related to
equipment short-circuit current ratings, and new surge protective devices
requirements.
• Allow attendees to be awarded one of four fuse sample kits for training (drawn on a
lottery basis from pool of attendees).
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Hart Calibration, Instrumentation Maintenance and the Fluke-744
and 754 Calibrators
Room 2185
Instructors: Jim Shield and Bob Crepps
The Fluke-744 and 754 calibrators are utilized in the current
Instrumentation Curriculum. These calibrators are used for teaching
students the finer elements of calibration and maintenance of
temperature and pressure of HART transmitters.
Session will:
• Have attendees perform temperature and pressure transmitter calibrations.
• Be hands-on and an abbreviated introduction of the calibrator and its’ functions utilized
in the classroom.
• Cover a portion of material covered in T-115.
• Be viewed as a refresher course for participants that took T-115 and wish to reinforce
knowledge of this calibration tool and calibration activities..