What is PowerSafe?

COURSE MATRIX

COURSE
INFORMATION

Why PowerSafe?

The value of PowerSafe is different to each participant. To the owner, PowerSafe offers a program that ensures a standard level of safety training and comprehension for all utility contractors. PowerSafe also provides utility owners with peace of mind that an independent, third party provider is administering the training. Owners achieve a higher level of value by being able to access that training record online and through wireless devices for verification, and / or to be used during annual audits. Ultimate value is realized in an informed workforce working safer and more productive.

Contractor companies realize the value of PowerSafe in many ways. PowerSafe offers a standardized safety training for the workforce that reduces redundant training and eliminates the need for training records creation and management. The network through which PowerSafe is administered can also serve contractors for information dissemination resulting in fewer meetings and paperwork.

Employees of the contractor companies receive up-to-date, quality training in a systematic manner on a recurring basis. Each contractor out on the job site knows that their fellow crewmen are all trained to the same standard.

MEMBERSHIP

As a PowerSafe member you will receive discounts on all PowerSafe courses. You may also choose to take advantage of our in-house course development team, BluNoodle. Our team of e-learning experts can custom build online courses specific to your company that can be delivered through our Learning Management System (LMS).

PowerSafe is a division of the Safety Council LCA (SCLCA), a non-profit
member association that has been providing comprehensive educational programs, seminars and training materials to improve safety awareness on the job and in the community for over 50 years. Visit www.safetylca.org to learn more.

We know that safety training saves lives and helps to reduce the severity of injury and economic loss. We are committed to bringing you the resources and programs you need to help your organization reduce the personal and economic loss associated with injuries and health hazards. As an added benefit, PowerSafe members receive discounts on any SCLCA training courses. Visit www.safetylca.org for a complete course listing.

Becoming a PowerSafe member in SCLCA is easy. Simply complete the attached application and return it with the membership fee.

Criminal Background Screenings

Our criminal background screen, Security Passport, consists of a criminal background check, Security Passport photo ID card distributed by Safety Council, and an integrated central database for verification. All parties involved with the Security Passport program adhere to a strict privacy policy and commit to all reasonable levels of security and integrity. The Security Passport program is a tool which allows employers to better manage their workforce by performing criminal background screenings. The program was developed over the last several years by a task force composed of members of the Industrial Contractors Council, Greater Baton Rouge Industrial Manager's Association and the Safety Council. The intent of the Security Passport is to create and maintain a safe and secure work environment.

Custom Online Course Development

BluNoodle, the interactive E-learning department of the Safety Council LCA, makes employee training easily accessible, reliable and cost-effective. As developers of custom online training solutions, we can meet the specific needs of your organization. Our team of instructional designers and subject matter experts work with you to create course materials or to convert existing training into a user-friendly, web-based format complete with testing and secure record keeping.

Social Security
Verification

A social security verification is a quick verification that will give you the approximate age and sex of the person holding that SSN.

Safety Certification
Course for Utility
Workers

COSS, Certified Occupational Safety Specialist, is a program that is an intense, curriculum-based certification course for safety practitioners. COSS students learn the essentials needed to create and maintain a culture of safety in the workplace. This professionally designed program is for safety practitioners – the people suited to bring about the changes necessary for a safe environment. That combination, along with the OSHA Outreach 10-Hour cards of completion in General Industry and Construction, make the COSS program truly unique and value-added.

The COSS curriculum combines dynamic lectures from certified instructors, hands-on workshops, guest speakers from various industries and regulatory agencies, student presentations, daily readings and quizzes, practical reviews, a comprehensive exam, and compliance moment exercises.

Want to get involved?

Consider the PowerSafe Curriculum Committee or Advisory Board

We would like to extend the opportunity for you to have representation with the PowerSafe Advisory and Curriculum Committees. Your presence on these committees will ensure your voice in the growth of PowerSafe and the content development of courses. The Advisory and Curriculum Committee meets once a year and the Curriculum Committees meet via teleconference when developing content.

CONTACT US

Contact us for more information

Tess Ventress

877-345-1252

tventress@powersafetraining.org

LOCATIONS

East Arkansas Community College in Forrest, AR

Pulaski Technical College, Little Rock, AR

Quachita Technical College, Malvern, AR

Foot Hills Technical Institute, Searcy, AR
Lake Charles Safety Council in Lake Charles, LA

Baton Rouge Safety Council in Baton Rouge, LA

Workforce 81 in Monroe, LA

GNOIEC in New Orleans, LA

Ark-LA-Tex in Shreveport, LA

Career Technology Center in Cleveland, MS

AGC of Mississippi in Jackson, MS

Houston Area Safety Council in Deer Park, TX

ISTC in Nederland, TX

All training is offered on the web.

Other locations will be added as needed. If you have a location you would like to see PowerSafe delivered contact tventress@powersafetraining.org.

FAQS

Q.  What is the purpose of PowerSafe?

A.  PowerSafe is a standard for your utility workforce general safety orientation; a sure way for utility companies to be confident that all contractors have received the same awareness level training. PowerSafe is the source for reporting and real-time training records management. The PowerSafe T&D suite written by a representative group of utility contractors and owners, is delivered and administered by a non-profit organization dedicated to improving safety in the workplace.

Q.  How much does PowerSafe course cost?

A.  PowerSafe courses come in Member/Nonmember prices.

The prices are as follows:

Q.  What is the cost and how to I become a member of PowerSafe?

A.  Go to www.powersafetraining.org and fill out a membership application. The cost for membership is $355.00 a year. You can email or fax application to 225.766.1099.

You may also call Nancy Simpson at 225.766.0955  x 139.

Q.  Who is requiring PowerSafe to work on their property?

A.  Entergy
      AMEREN

Q.  Do I have to be a member to get my employees trained in PowerSafe?

A.  No

Q.  How do I get my employees trained in PowerSafe?

A.  Go to www.powersafetraining.org. Complete login information to receive login and password and corporate account. Once you receive your approved login you may begin training.

Q.  How long will it be until I am able to use my user name and password?

A.  You will receive a confirmation stating your user name and password via email. It takes about 24 hours to have your corporate access set up. You will receive a phone call verifying the company information and a confirmation via email that corporate access has been set up.

Q. We have more than one location to do training. Can we have multiple administrator user name and passwords?

A.  Yes, but remember all billing will go to one location if invoiced. So it would be recommended for each location to have a PO number and/or Job number.

Q.  When will I get the PowerSafe badge for each employee?

A.  We will mail out the PS Badge every Monday to the address attached to the Admin account used to deliver the course.

Q.  How long is each PS course?

A.

Q.  What will happen if a student begins the course and does not have time to complete the course.

A.   All PS courses have bookmarks. If a student does not complete the course, just follow the same steps to begin the course. The course will pick up at the beginning of the section he left off in.

Q.  How do I pay for a PS course?

A.  You can become a member and apply for invoice privileges or you can pay by credit card. You can enter the credit card number each time or you can select credit card on file. You credit card is NOT charged until a record has been stored. This means that if a student does not finish a course your credit card will not be charged.

Q.  What courses do my employees need to take?

A.  All employees must take PowerSafe T&D Baseline. Once their PowerSAfe T&D Baseline has become expired they should take PowerSAfe T &D Refresher and the other specific course needed. There is the Vegetation Specific, Linemen Specific and Substation Specific. See Matrix on website

Q.  I am a metering company. What courses do my employees take?

A.  For Meter Readers should take 12PSMETR  PowerSafe Meter Readers Specific and Meter Services should take 12PSMETS PowerSafe Meter Services Specific.     

Q.  My student has a Basic Orientation Plus (BOP) card, is this course equivalent to PowerSafe?

A.  No, but you can take the PowerSafe Extended if you have a valid Basic Orientation Plus card. With both courses taken this will become equivalent to PowerSafe.

Q.  How long is each course valid for?

A.  One year

Q.  Will my company be able to look up records?

A.  Yes, if they are a member

Q.  How do I look up records of my employees?

A.  Go to www.powersafetraining.org.
                       1. Login
                       2. Go to ID cards
                       3. Search students records
                       4. Enter social
                       5. Click enter

Q. How do I get a report of all my students taken PowerSafe courses.

A.  Go to www.powersafetraining.org.
                        1. Login
                        2. Go to report
                        3. Click on Attendance / Scheduled Students Reports
                        4. Click on report for my company
                        5. Change dates
                        6. Click submit

Q.  What are the computer requirements for accessing the PowerSafe courses?

A.  Software Recommended: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above.  You must have a sound card and a pair of head phones are recommended.

Q.  Can an employee take the PowerSafe courses from home?

A.  Yes, they must have an admin name and password that has been set up by the company.

Q.  I used a credit card to pay for the training. I need a credit card receipt.

A. Do the following steps:
                       www.powersafetraining.org
                        1. Login
                        2. Click on reports           
                        3. Click on Attendance / Scheduled Students Reports
                        4. Click on report for my company
                        5. Change dates
                        6. Click submit
                        7. Print credit card reciept

Q.  The Powersafe course I click on is not showing?

A.  If you are unable to access the course, do the following;
                        1. Go to www.powersafetraining.org
                        2. Go to web based training
                        3. Click on Download The Macromedia Flash Player 7 Plugin