Member Training & Safety

Train and certify electric utility employees through the ECG Institute for Utility Training; offering a variety of safety programs, ECG’s U.S. Department of Labor Certified Apprenticeship Program (3yrs), and Soft Skills Training. Some topics and training include:

• Hot Work
• First Aid /CPR
• DOT Flagging
• Accident Investigation
• Tools for training elected officials and staff in becoming effective twenty-first-century leaders
• Programs to help personnel flourish
• Other industry-specific workshops

Safety Meetings are conveniently offered at member utility facilities ten months each year. They offer a collection of safety and training topics specific to the electric utility employee. Safety meetings are conducted by experienced journeymen linemen with decades of hands-on experience in the field. Each program is interactive, professional, and meets all regulatory requirements.