Tablet Training Overview

  1. Usage
    1. Transmission (ET)
    2. Distribution (ED)
    3. Combo (EZ)
    4. Edison Carrier Solutions
  1. PoleGrades
    1. Grade A – Edison and Communication Company Assets
    2. Grade B – All Edison Owned Assets
  1. Species
    1. Douglas Fir
      1. Composite
      2. Through-Board
    2. Western Red Cedar
    3. LWSP – Light-Weight Steel Pole
    4. Southern Pine
  1. Test
  1. Pole Classes
    1. Class is determined by Circumference
      1. H6
      2. H5
      3. H4
      4. H3
      5. H2
      6. H1
      7. 1
      8. 2
      9. 3
      10. 4
      11. 5

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  1. Recording GLC
    1. Tools for Measuring GLCs
      1. Loggers Tape
      2. Caliper
    2. Pole Base Conditions
      1. Clean Base
      2. Obstructions
        1. Ground Mold
        2. Open Riser / U-Guard
        3. Closed Riser
      3. Terrain V7ariables
    3. Recording GLC with Clean Base
    4. Recording GLC with Obstructions
      1. Ground Mold recording (-.75” or +1”)
      2. Open / Closed Riser (Using Caliper)
    5. Recording GLC with Terrain Variables or Obstructions
    6. Three Foot Rule and the Adjustment to Measured GLC
      1. Douglas Fir + ½”
      2. Western Cedar + 1”
    7. Auto-GLC Scenarios
    8. Field Practice
  1. Crossarms
    1. 16’
    2. 12’
    3. 10’
    4. 8’
  1. Guard Arms
    1. 5’
    2. 4’
  1. Insulators
    1. HLPs
    2. Running Angle
    3. Suspension
    4. Pin/Post
    5. Dead-ends
    6. Clamps
      1. 3 Bolt
      2. Clevis
      3. Spool Bolt
  1. Offsets
    1. Insulator Offsets
    2. Cross arm Offsets
  1. AlleyArms
    1. Determining additional WEPs
  2. Wire Type
    1. Primary
    2. Secondary
      1. Utility Service
    3. Outside quiz from a distance with and without laser/camera
    4. Communications (Com)
      1. Messenger Sizes
      2. Vibration Dampers
      3. Telco Hawk Enclosures
      4. CATV Coax Box
      5. CATV Slack Dip
      6. Multi Fiber
    5. Communications Service (Com Service)
      1. Size
      2. Calling out each wire
      3. Wires to midspans
  1. Equipment
    1. Fuse Arms
    2. Cutout Arrestors
    3. Transformers

Banks

  1. Open Deltas
  2. Power Control
  3. Capacitor Banks
  4. Reclosers
  5. Switches
    1. CP
    2. KPF
    3. Omni
  6. RCS Boxes
  7. Antenna
  8. Street Lights
  9. Dielectric
    1. Viper
    2. Nova
  1. Owners
    1. SCE
    2. Unknown
    3. ECS
  1. Guys
    1. Span Guys
    2. Down Guys
      1. Anchors
      2. Queens posts
      3. Kingposts
    3. Guy Wires
  1. Tension Rules
    1. Full Tension
    2. Guyed Slack
    3. Unguyed Slack
  1. Special Situations
    1. Wizzars
    2. Three Open Wire
      1. Off a Span guy to a WEP
    3. H-Frames
      1. Go Over Examples
    4. Atypical Structures
      1. Composite Poles
      2. Light Weight Steel Poles
    5. Non-Recordable Structures
      1. Three Pole H-Poles
      2. Platform Poles
      3. Engineered Steel Poles
  1. Starting up the tablet
    1. Password
      1. $VGplp1
    2. Battery Management
      1. Adjust screen
      2. Power Profiles
      3. Sleep when not in use
    3. Job Aids
      1. C: Drive / JOB AIDS
      2. Field Technician’s responsibility to learn and be familiar with all info
    4. Locate programs
      1. Field pad
      2. Calculator
      3. Air card
    5. Keyboards
      1. Default Keyboard
      2. Software Keyboard
        1. 10-Key
    6. Stylus Function
      1. Right click methods
        1. Stylus button
        2. Click-Hold
  1. Learning the Software
    1. FIMS
      1. Map Tools
      2. Navigating the Map
        1. Zooming
        2. Panning
      3. GPS Function
      4. Selecting and Editing a Pole
      5. Find Pole ID Function
    2. Pole Edit Form
      1. Building Poles
      2. HTA
      3. Excluded
      4. Buddy pole
      5. Splices
      6. Damages
    3. Capturing Poles
    4. Copying Poles (verify capability during training)
    5. How to request poles (Production)
  1. Taking photos
    1. All the Required Photos
    2. Best Method to take Photos
    3. Making sure your Photos are clear
    4. Difficult Photo Situations
  1. In the Field Practice
    1. GLC Practice
    2. Time efficiency
      1. Minimizing walking back and forth from the pole.