October 30, 2014

Thursday

8:00 AM - 09:00AM

OSHA - Local and Federal Updates

Chuck Keller, Snell and Wilmer

Chuck will kick off our conference with the latest news regarding OSHA and its impact on Arizona utilities.

Focus will be on the:

• New OSHA reporting requirements that go into effect on January 1, 2015

• Update on Federal OSHA action to take over the Arizona State plan

930 AM -10:30 AM

Minimum Approach Distances for Transmission

Presenter - Jim Vaughn, Safety Director

Atkinson Power

Review of the new OSHA standards and changes to minimum approach distrance (MAD) rules. 

• Review of MAD in IEEE516

• The basis for the new OSHA standards

• How minimum approach distances are calculated

• Defining multi-phase exposures

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

OSHA 1910.269

Presenter Brian Erga, President, Electrical Safety Consultants International, Inc. (ESCI)

Intrepretation and application of OSHA 1910.269 and Subpart V.

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Capacitor Bank Installations

Presenter - Mike Dyer, SRP

OH and UG – Current issues

Safety, technology and application

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

US Department Homeland Security

Presenter Christine Figueroa - Protectice Security Advisor 

3:00 PM -3:30 PM

Knowledge Keeper

Presenter Ky Bradley. APS

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Reptile and Snakes of Arizona

Presenter Clint Miller, APS