New River Electrical Employees at a safety training event on-site at our facility.
Safety

Comprehensive Safety Training Programs

How We Set Our Safety Standards

Each NRE employee is brought up through our safety training programs and courses before setting foot on the job. We understand and strive to ingrain our safety culture and the value of maintaining a safe workplace in each of our leaders, departments, and field crews.

To ensure that we are consistent and taking care of the needs of our various customers, we proactively offer:

  • Substation Technician and Lineman programs to employees who have not completed a formal apprenticeship before joining our team
  • Opportunities to attend formal crane training and testing for NCCCO licenses at our in-house testing center
  • Annual CPR recertification programs utilizing the AMBU Smart Man Trainer. We provide our custom mobile training unit utilizing the only CPR feedback system shown to have consistent retention rates

Safety Courses We Offer

  • OSHA 10
  • OSHA 20
  • OSHA 30
  • NCCCO Crane Instruction and Certifications
  • Fixed Cab Qualification
  • Swing Cab Qualification
  • Overhead Qualification
  • Crosby Rigging
  • Aerial Lift (A92.2)
  • Forklift Certifications
  • Substation Entry
  • Core 4 (Spotter, Stop work, Behavioral Based Ergonomics, CPR, and Crane Signals)
  • Competent Person Confined Space
  • Competent Person Excavation
  • Hazard Communication
  • Environmental Awareness
  • First Aid/CPR/AED
  • New Training and Qualification
  • Barrier Board Installation for Energized Work
  • Grounding and Bonding
  • Insulate and Isolate for Substations
  • Switching and Tagging
  • Pole Top, Bucket, and Manhole Rescue
  • Competent Person Scaffolding
  • Asbestos Awareness
  • Silica Awareness and Competent Person
  • Flagger Certifications

Interested in Learning More About Our Safety Courses?

Get in touch with our Safety Staff to learn about our courses, procedures, and our safety culture. Contact us here.