June 2018 eResource

June 2018

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Safety Standouts, CPE Recipients Lauded
At Annual Conference

Recipients of TVPPA Certified Power Executive (CPE) certificates and Distributors Insurance Co. Safety Awards were honored at TVPPA's 72nd Annual Conference, conducted May 21-23 at Point Clear, AL.

CPE recipients were recognized for having completed a unique program of professional certification specifically designed for management of public-power distribution systems. The CPE program aims to prepare mid-level and upper-level utility managers who are ready to proceed to the next level of leadership proficiency.

DIC Safety Awards went to 10 TVPPA-member utilities, six of which had no workers-comp accidents in 2017. The other four award recipients recorded no workers-comp accidents in 2016 or 2017:

DIC Safety Award winners represented at TVPPA's 72nd Annual Conference by their general managers/CEOs include Wilson Webb of Louisville, MS, Utilities; Rodney Boyd of McMinnville, TN, ES and Jeff Hurd of Hopkinsville, KY, ES.

DIC Safety Award winners represented at TVPPA's 72nd Annual Conference by their general managers/CEOs include, from left, Mark Kimbell of Gallatin, TN, DE; John Fortune of Bolivar, TN, EA and Mike Allmand of Ripley, TN, P & L. (DIC Safety Award winners not represented were Benton, KY, ES; Carroll Co., TN, ED; Mayfield, KY, E & WS and Mt. Pleasant, TN, PS.)

Attendees of TVPPA's 72nd Annual Conference who received their CPE certificates were, from left, Mary Mealer of Tullahoma, TN, UA; Scott Owens of Benton Co., TN, ES; Josh Wooten of TVA; Ray Hardin of Decatur, AL, Utilities and Kendall Bear of Rockwood, TN, EU.

Not shown are CPE recipients Marlene Bannon of Oak Ridge, TN, ED; Casey Byrd of Gallatin, TN, DE; Christy Cagle-Brooks of TVA; Miller Dendy of Natchez Trace EPA, Houston, MS; Zachary Flowers of Blue Ridge Mountain EMC, Young Harris, GA; Sharena Gentry of Pulaski, TN, ES; Russell Hamilton of Starkville, MS, Utilities; Brandon Hesson of Gallatin, TN, DE; Jason Horner of Starkville, MS, Utilities; Roger Jenkins of Middle Tennessee EMC, Murfreesboro, TN; Samona Johnson of Aberdeen, MS, ED; Kent Lewter of Athens, AL, ED; Daphne Long of Pulaski, TN, ES; Ryan Massey of Columbia, TN, P & WS; Shane McCrory of Meriwether Lewis EC, Centerville, TN; Michael Millraney of Duck River EMC, Shelbyville, TN; Mark Only of Southwest Tennessee EMC, Brownsville, TN; Lisa Ryans of Harriman, TN, UB; Vicky Turner of Morristown, TN, US and Pat Weissend of Cullman EC, Cullman, AL.

Advanced CPE recipients not pictured are Matt Bernauer of Muscle Shoals, AL, EB; Ivy Davenport of 4-County EPA, Columbus, MS and Gary Johnson of 4-County EPA.

Ask TVPPA

Got a question for TVPPA's Chattanooga, TN-based staff? Just e-mail TVPPA Editor Bob Gary at bgary@tvppa.com.

Lab Schedule

Line Apprentice
Lab 4 Underground
June 4-8
Bellefonte
Scottsboro, AL

Line Apprentice
Final Exam
June 19-21
Bellefonte
Scottsboro, AL

Line Apprentice
Pre-Apprentice Workshop
May 20-26
Bellefonte
Scottsboro, AL

Line Apprentice
Lab 2 Construction
June 25-29
Jackson, TN, EA

Line Apprentice
Lab 5 Troubleshooting
June 25-29
Jackson, TN, EA
and
Bellefonte
Scottsboro, AL

TVPPA's
Wyche
Retires

Seldom has a man been as well-suited to a calling as Jim Wyche was at TVPPA.

The Mississippi native is scheduled to retire June 1 after 17 years at TVPPA. HIs mission was to assess members' training needs, then build for those members the best possible array of programs from TVPPA's extensive Education & Training course catalog.

Given that Wyche is an educator by training, it was right in his wheelhouse. He earned his undergraduate degree in education from Southern Adventist University, near Chattanooga, TN, and a graduate degree in education from Loma Linda University. He taught at various levels for nearly 50 years, and taught more than a few TVPPA offerings.

Wyche's job also required considerable travel around the Valley, which meant that he had ample opportunity to indulge his passion for driving Ford Mustangs - a little too fast, on rare occasions, for law enforcement.

So he's finally coming off the road, but not without having left his mark.

"Anywhere you go in the Valley, people know and love Jim Wyche," said TVPPA Education & Training Director Kim Culpepper.

"His wit is contagious, and it's matched by his graciousness; he's a southern gentleman of the old school. It's been a pleasure to work with him and a privilege to call him a friend," Culpepper said.

Wyche is looking forward to spending more time at home with his wife, Jayne, and their beloved pugs, Shelby and GT, but admitted that it'll be tough to leave his life's work in the rear-view mirror.

“The sweetest moment in the life of any teacher or trainer,” Wyche said, “is when a third-grader or CEO – same personality; one’s just taller than the other – comes out with a little ‘Oh!’

“That’s when you know the synapses have fired,” Wyche said, “and that new concept is now theirs forever.”

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Class Descriptions

To register for a class, click on its name

Line Apprentice Lab 4 Underground
June 4-8 • Bellefonte • Scottsboro, AL
This five-day lab covers a variety of skills, including URD safety, grounding, cable design/preparation, locating cable, fault finding, URD systems/equipment, troubleshooting, tagging, installation and fusing. Participants are given a field-performance evaluation and comprehensive written exam. The student must have completed Operations Lab 3 to enroll.

Advanced Line Certificate Training Phase 3
June 5-7 • Jackson, TN, EA
This three-day class teaches three-phase connections, troubleshooting during emergencies and hands-on problem-solving through the study and analysis of miniature transformers. Phasers are the key to transformer bank construction, troubleshooting and emergency transformer bank problem-solving. The student must have completed Advanced Lineworker Certificate Training Phase 2 to enroll.

Advanced Line Certificate Training Phase 5
June 12-14 • BrightRidge • Johnson City, TN
Final class in the overall completion of the Advanced Line Certificate Training. This three-day class discusses pad-mounted transformers and switching cabinets, and “live front” and “dead front” for future operations on units. Switching units will also be covered in this section in order to ensure continuity in service that is received when converting. The student must have completed Advanced Lineworker Certificate Training Phase 3 to enroll. Upon completion of an entire program an overall completion certificate will given to you for your hard work.

Line Design/Staking Certification Phase 4
June 12-14 • TECA • Nashville, TN
Stage 4 includes a more comprehensive view of designing a line from beginning to end, including analyzing crossings under existing transmission lines. Among many other things, this stage builds on previous levels and examines NESC requirements relative to construction limits for design, line design limited by insulators, crossarms, bolts etc.; understanding/creating stringing charts for construction and economics in distribution engineering. Written exam given on last day. Course handbook provided.

Advanced Line Certificate Training Phase 2
June 19-21 • Decatur, AL, Utilities
This 3-day class will teach simplifying substations and switchyards, as well as the needed functions and safety requirements for working with all types of substation operating equipment. Schematic and one-line diagrams are discussed to enable you to identify problems that could occur within a substation in a real-life situation. This session also reviews transformers and circuit-breaker drawings. The student must have completed Advanced Lineworker Certificate Training Phase 1 to enroll.

Line Apprentice Final Exam
June 19-21 • Bellefonte • Scottsboro, AL
This comprehensive exam is the final step in completing the TVPPA Lineman Apprenticeship Program (Legacy, Millennial, and Revised Editions). It includes written/field-skills elements exams. In order to pass you must satisfactorily complete all critical elements and objectives.

Line Apprentice Lab 5 Troubleshooting
June 25-29 • Bellefonte • Scottsboro, AL
June 25-29 • Dothan, AL, Utilities
This five-day lab covers a variety of skills including safety, hotline tools, protective devices, regulators, capacitors and single-line drawing. This module also discusses troubleshooting techniques, substation, breakers, fuses, regulators, capacitors, instrumentation and metering. Participants are given a field- performance evaluation and comprehensive written exam. The student must have completed Underground Lab 4 to enroll.

Line Apprentice Lab 2 Construction
June 25-29 • Jackson, TN, EA
This five-day lab covers a variety of skills including: safety, job briefings, print reading, guys/anchors, minimum approach distances, overhead construction, grounding, sagging, aluminum ties, and single-phase transformer theory. It includes written and field skills element exams. The student must have completed Fundamentals Lab 1 to enroll.

TVPPA Training Schedule

To register for a class, click on its name

June 4-8: Line Apprentice Lab 4 Underground, Bellefonte, Scottsboro AL
June 5-7: Advanced Line Certificate Training Phase 3, Jackson, TN, EA
June 12-14: Advanced Line Certificate Training Phase 5, BrightRidge, Johnson City TN
June 12-14: Line Design/Staking Certification Stage 4, TECA, Nashville TN
June 19-21: Line Apprentice Final Exam, Bellefonte, Scottsboro AL
June 19-21: Advanced Line Certificate Training Phase 2, Decatur, AL, Utilities
June 25-29: Line Apprentice Lab 2 Construction, Jackson, TN, EA
June 25-29: Line Apprentice Lab 5 Troubleshooting, Dothan, AL, Utilities
June 25-29: Line Apprentice Lab 5 Troubleshooting, Bellefonte, Scottsboro AL

TVPPA Class Cancellation Policy
Registrants who cancel 7-14 days prior to a class will be charged 50 percent of the registration cost as a cancellation fee. Registrants who cancel fewer than seven (7) days prior will be charged 75 percent of the registration cost. Registrants failing to cancel prior to the start of the class will be responsible for the entire registration fee. You may avoid the cancellation fee by sending a substitute registrant. All class cancellations must be in writing and mailed, faxed or e-mailed to TVPPA, ATTN: Training Coordinator, P.O. Box 6189, Chattanooga, TN 37401; E-mail: chall@tvppa.com or training@tvppa.com.

TVPPA Complaint Policy
For suggestions, concerns, compliments and complaints, please call TOLL FREE 855.374.2850 during our office hours of 8am-5pm Eastern and speak with Caleb Hall or Kaitlin Plaster.

Official National Registry Statement
TVPPA is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

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