Electrical safety, electrical substation and switchgear maintenance training
Saber Power offers electrical training focused on widely accepted industry standards for safety, electrical power system analysis, maintenance and acceptance testing.
Saber Power’s training courses are for electricians, electrical technicians, HVAC technicians, electrical engineers, electrical safety professionals, electrical field service, electrical engineers and circuit breaker sales professionals, substation managers and substation sales professionals.
The instructors at Saber Power have years of experience in the design, construction, start-up, commissioning, testing, maintenance, and repair of all types of large commercial, heavy industrial and utility electrical power systems and equipment.
As an independent testing company, not affiliated with any equipment manufacturers or suppliers, you can rest assured our electrical training is based on the timeless principles of engineering.
Electrical training courses by Saber Power
Our training department offers private classes and webinars for clients that prefer that option. All classes can be delivered as webinars.
Electrical Safety Courses

- Recognize and understand electrical hazards (shock, arc flash and arc blast)
- Apply OSHA’s electrical safe work practices, as well as selected articles of NFPA 70E
- Select, use and maintain personal protective equipment (PPE) used by electrical workers
- Inspect insulated hand tools and insulating protective equipment Perform an absence of voltage test
- Read and understand arc flash labels
- Electricians, electrical technicians, HVAC technicians, supervisors and engineers who work on or are responsible for those who work on energized or potentially energized equipment and circuits.
- Safety professionals who need an understanding of electrical safety.

- Recognize and understand electrical hazards and how to plan for them Apply OSHA’s electrical safe work practices, as well as selected articles of NFPA 70E to your safety program
- Perform shock and arc flash risk management
- Ensure that electrical workers are equipped with the proper PPE
- Understand the requirements for testing and inspection of PPE
- Perform field audits
- First-line supervisors, safety professionals who are responsible for employees who work on or with energized or potentially energized equipment and circuits.

- Recognize and understand electrical hazards
- Identify situations which may increase the risks associated with operating electrical equipment
- Select, use and maintain required PPE
- Apply safe work practices when operating circuit breakers and disconnecting switches and motor starters
- Understand and apply Lockout/Tagout rules
- Read and understand arc flash warning labels
- Employees who operate electrical devices or equipment but are not trained electricians or electrical technicians. Safety professionals are also encouraged to attend.

- Identify common accident factors
- Identify electrical hazards and their effects
- Apply OSHA’s electrical safe work practices rules as well as selected articles of NFPA 70E
- Effectively utilize risk management principles to mitigate electrical risks
- Select, use, and maintain electrical PPE
- Read and understand NFPA 70E tables and arc flash labels
- Electricians, electrical technicians, HVAC technicians, supervisors and engineers who work on or are responsible for those who work on energized or potentially energized equipment and circuits. Safety professionals who need to update their understanding of electrical safety should also attend.
Technical Training

- Describe the fundamentals of matter and energy
- Use Ohm’s Law to solve simple AC and DC circuit calculations
- Use Ohm’s Law and Kirchoff’s Law in series and parallel circuit calculations
- Understand how electricity is generated
- Apply concepts of inductance, capacitance and reactance
- Electricians, electrical technicians, HVAC technicians, supervisors as well as multi-craft workers who work on, or are responsible for those who work on, energized or potentially energized equipment and circuits.
- Safety professionals who need an understanding of electrical safety.

- Apply basic fundamental information on electrical circuits, electric shock, and overcurrent device operation
- Perform grounding of electrical systems and equipment for safety
- Identify the fundamentals of grounding for systems, services, feeders, branch circuits, and equipment
- Identify requirements for sizing bonding and grounding conductors and equipment, grounding electrodes and grounding electrode conductors
- Identify requirements for grounding separately derived systems
- Perform grounding at buildings or structures
- Identify requirements for grounding special systems, such as for hazardous (classified) locations, agricultural buildings, health care facilities, swimming pools, and electric signs
- Identify requirements for electronic equipment and limited energy system grounding and bonding requirements
- Understand basic fundamentals on lighting protection

- Perform common electrical maintenance and diagnostic tests
- Describe the principles of electrical testing
- Perform insulation resistance testing with a megohmmeter and a hipot
- Perform low-resistance testing with a DLRO
- Perform a power factor test
- Perform a transformer turns ratio test

- Explain basic motor theory, construction and operation
- Read and understand motor data plate information
- Recognize various motor control systems
- Read motor starting system schematics
- Troubleshoot motor controls
Substation and Switchgear Maintenance

- Describe the construction and operation of low-voltage circuit breakers
- Identify common failure modes
- Perform required visual and mechanical checks and inspections
- Perform common electrical tests such as insulation resistance (Megohmmeter), contact resistance (DLRO), AC and DC over potential (High Pot), timing and primary/secondary injection
- Electricians, electrical technicians, supervisors and others who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of molded case, insulated case and low-voltage power circuit breakers. Field service engineers and salespersons who need a better understanding of circuit breaker testing are encouraged to attend.

- Describe the construction and operation of medium-voltage circuit breakers
- Identify common failure modes
- Perform required visual and mechanical checks and inspections
- Perform common electrical tests such as insulation resistance (Megohmmeter), contact resistance (DLRO), AC and DC over potential (High Pot), vacuum interrupter integrity and timing
- Electricians, electrical technicians, supervisors and others who are responsible for the operation and maintenance of medium-voltage air and vacuum circuit breakers. Field service engineers and salespersons who need a better understanding of circuit breaker testing are encouraged to attend.

- Describe the construction and operation of various types of indoor and outdoor substation equipment
- Read and interpret data plate information
- Read and interpret one-line diagrams
- Perform visual and mechanical checks and inspections
- Perform electrical tests commonly used in substations
- Inspect and test ground systems
- Electricians, electrical technicians, supervisors, engineers and managers who operate, maintain or are responsible for the operation and maintenance of medium- and high-voltage substation equipment. Field sales professionals who desire a better understanding of these topics are encouraged to attend.

- Explain transformer construction and operation
- Read and interpret nameplate data
- Perform visual and mechanical checks and inspections on transformers
- Identify common transformer oil tests
- Perform electrical tests such as insulation resistance, winding resistance, turns ratio, excitation and power factor tests on transformers and bushings
- Interpret test results using NETA and IEEE guidelines
- Electricians, electrical technicians, supervisors, managers and engineers who work on or are responsible for maintaining transformers in electric power generating stations, substations and commercial distribution systems.
Custom Electrical Training Courses By Saber Power
If you don’t see what you’re looking for, let us know. We can create custom training tailored to your needs.
Saber Training Center
Saber Power, LLC
9841 Saber Power Ln.
Rosharon, TX 77583
8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Safety glasses, closed-toed shoes and long pants required for shop and lab tours.
Training Questions?
training@saberpower.com
832.804.6548


