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The construction inspector is a critical member of the onsite crew, and it is a job that is required for transmission and distribution pipeline construction projects. The MEA Construction Inspector VIrtual Training provides the information necessary for an individual to perform inspector activities safely and effectively. By the end of the training, attendees will have gained the knowledge necessary to serve well in the construction inspector role.
CORE LEARNING TOPICS
The Basics
- Responsibilities and Activities of a Construction Inspector
The Many Knowledge Needs of a Construction Inspector
- Locate Rules
- Pre-Construction Requirements
- Engineering & As-Builts
- Non-Destructive Testing, Discontinuities, & Defects
- Steel Tapping & Stopping
- Cathodic Protection
- Fusion
The Need to Know
- Operator Qualification
- Job site and Excavation Safety
New to the agenda
- X-Ray Reports and Auditing X-Ray Techs
- Material Inspection & Traceability
This course will be conducted through a virtual platform over a five-day period in a highly interactive session format and delivered by various subject matter experts from Ameren Illinois Company and WEC Energy Group - People's Gas.
Upon successful completion of the class and content review test, attendees will be provided a certificate of completion for MEA Construction Inspector Training.
Class size is limited to 30 participants.
TRAINING AGENDA
This agenda is based on Central Time.
Monday, November 1, 2021
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Introductions
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM A Day in the Field with a Construction Inspector | Kent Berry, Ameren Illinois
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 11:30 AM Locate Rules & Regulations | Dan Cempel, WEC Energy Group - People's Gas
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Job Site and Excavation Safety | Jeff Lott, Ameren Illinois
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Operator Qualification | Jake Wilken, WEC Energy Group - People's Gas
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Material Inspection & Traceability | Rachel Cruse, Ameren Illinois
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Pre-Construction Requirements | Mike Fisher, WEC Energy Group - People's Gas
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Break & Trivia Contest
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Engineering & As-Builts | Erin Carlson & Neal Schroeder, WEC Energy Group - People's Gas
Thursday, November 4, 2021
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM Nondestructive Testing and Discontinuities & Defects | TBD
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM X-Ray Reports and Auditing X-Ray Techs | Todd Moore, Ameren Illinois
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break & Activity
11:00 AM - 12:00 AM Steel Tapping & Stopping | Dave Bakunas, Ameren Illinois
Friday, November 5, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Cathodic (Corrosion) Protection | Max Meredith, WEC Energy Group - People's Gas
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM Fusion | Daniel Grant, WEC Energy Group - People's Gas
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Certificate Test
Agenda subject to change.
REGISTRATION
Registration Rates
- Member Registration* | $295 per person
- Non-member Registration | $495 per person
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Cancellation Policy
The following cancellation policy is specific to Construction Inspector Virtual Training: Individual cancellations received 10 business days prior to the event are refundable less a $35 service charge. Individual cancellations within 10 business days of the event are non-refundable. Substitutions received two or more business days prior to the event are accepted without service charge. Substitutions received within 48 hours are subject to a $35 service charge.
Recording Policy
MEA Energy Association applies restrictions on recording the proceedings of any MEA virtual events (including conferences and webinars). Restrictions include, but are not limited to, the usage of audio recording, video recording, and photography by participants or observers. Your email address will serve as your unique identifier to access the webinar, so sharing this information is not permittable.
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