The primary hazard from trenching and excavation is employee injury from collapse. Soil Analysis is important in order to determine appropriate sloping, benching, and shoring. Additional hazards include working with heavy machinery; manual handling of materials; working in proximity to traffic; electrical hazards from overhead and underground power lines; and underground utilities like natural gas.
If your company has been assessed a civil penalty for a violation of the Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act with the offer to attend a Commission approved training class in lieu of paying a penalty, you may choose to have your employees attend damage prevention classes presented in English, Spanish or both.
Public Service Commission Approved Training Classes - GUFPA Training
As a first responder to the site of the reported gas odor, your responsibility is to make the premises safe until a trained service person can respond.
$125.00 (6 Hours)
Check for the presence of a gas-in-air mixture inside and outside buildings
Check the free air for the presence of carbon monoxide (CO)
Perform as a first responder to an emergency involving natural gas
Soil excavation is require to build and maintain pipelines for transporting natural gas and other structures. In the process of excavation the soil may become unstable creating conditions that may result in cave-ins.
An important consideration when working around gas facilities is the possibility of accidental ignition and the extinguishing of gas fires that might be ignited. To complete this module you will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the task, preventing accidental ignition.recognize and react to abnormal operating conditions.
$125.00 6 hrs
Georgia Utility Training Academy
GAS REGISTRATION Please fill out the from below to register. Classes will begin at 8:30 A.M
Natural gas facilities use effective and practical methods to evaluate and monitor cathodically protected pipelines. These methods may vary depending on the type and location of facilities. It is essential for natural gas employees to understand the basic concepts of monitoring these protected pipelines.
Objective: Install test leads to monitor and control external corrosion
Georgia Utility Training Academy
GAS REGISTRATION Please fill out the from below to register. Classes will begin at 8:30 A.M
The pipeline coating is the most integral part of a cathodic protective system. Without the proper use of pipeline coatings, a cost effective corrosion control program cannot be maintained. In this class you will learn how to inspect and repair pipeline coatings.
Inspect coatings and coating application on steel pipe
Apply or repair pipeline coating
Georgia Utility Training Academy
GAS REGISTRATION Please fill out the from below to register. Classes will begin at 8:30 A.M
When making contact with customers, company personnel in the field or in the office must exemplify professional and courteous behavior that generates confidence in the company.
Identify basic customer service guidelines
Identify effective customer service communication methods
Georgia Utility Training Academy
GAS REGISTRATION Please fill out the from below to register. Classes will begin at 8:30 A.M
All persons involved in activities related to the distribution and services of natural gas are accepting a role that is critical to its safe and efficient use. Therefore, it is important that you acquire a basic knowledge of the properties of natural gas and acceptable work practices when responding to a customer-reported smell of gas.
