Skills
Protect Self and Others
- Identify, interpret and apply applicable Acts, regulations, codes and directives
- Recognize, assess and control hazards and hazardous conditions, equipment and material
- Identify and use fire extinguishers and fire fighting equipment
- Perform housekeeping duties to ensure a safe working environment
- Practice first aid in emergency situations
- Select, wear, adjust, use and maintain personal protective apparel and equipment
- Perform lock-out, tagging and hold-off procedures
Read, Interpret and Revise Schematic Drawings and Documentation
- Identify, read and interpret architectural drawings and specifications
- Create, maintain and modify drawings and sketches
- Identify, read and interpret mechanical drawings and specifications
- Identify, read and interpret power distribution drawings and specifications
- Identify, read and interpret instrumentation and communication drawings and specifications
- Identify, read and interpret electrical drawings and specifications
- Identify, read and interpret relay, solid state and logic drawings and specifications
Select Maintain and Use Tools and Equipment
- Select, maintain, use and repair hand tools
- Select, maintain, use and repair electric power tools and accessories
- Select, use, inspect and maintain rigging and hoisting equipment
- Select, inspect, and maintain scaffolds, lifting devices and elevating platforms
- Assemble, erect and locate, scaffolds, lifting devices and elevating platforms
- Dismantle and store scaffolds, lifting devices and elevating platforms
- Select and perform trade specific oxyfuel cutting welding procedures
- Schedule electrical job site materials and equipment requirements
Install, Maintain and Repair Wiring Systems
- Select and install busway systems for rural, institutional, commercial andindustrial installations
- Maintain and repair busway systems for rural, institutional, commercial and industrial installations
- Select, layout and install branch circuit wiring for power and
lighting branch circuits - Troubleshoot branch circuit wiring for power and lighting branch
- Select, layout and install cable trays for power, data and communication cable wiring systems
- Select, layout and install cable trays for power, data and communication cable wiring systems
- Select, lay out and install rigid Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Select, lay out and install electric heating systems
- Select, lay out and install wiring for hazardous locations
- Select, lay out and install overhead distribution systems
- Select, lay out and install underground distribution systems
Select, Install, Maintain and Troubleshoot Power Distribution Equipment Systems
- Lay out and install secondary services
- Maintain secondary services
- Select and install high voltage protection and control devices
- Maintain high voltage protection and control devices
- Calculate requirements for secondary service loads, fuses and feeders
- Select and install oil and dry type distribution transformers
- Test and maintain oil and dry type distribution transformers
- Select and layout power distribution panels
- Test and maintain power distribution panels
- Lay out and install ground fault circuit interrupters
- Test and maintain ground fault circuit interrupters
- Layout and install power factor correction equipment
- Test and maintain power factor correction equipment
- Install low voltage power distribution systems
- Troubleshoot and maintain low voltage power distribution systems
- Install direct current (DC) power distribution systems
- Troubleshoot and maintain direct current (DC) power distribution systems
- Select and install AC/DC protective devices
- Troubleshoot and maintain AC?DC protective devices
Select, Install, Maintain and Troubleshoot Lighting Systems
- Layout and install incandescent lighting
- Maintain and troubleshoot incandescent lighting
- Layout and install fluorescent lighting
- Maintain and troubleshoot fluorescent lighting
- Layout and install high intensity discharge lighting
- Maintain and troubleshoot high intensity discharge lighting
- Layout and install light dimming and control systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot light dimming and control systems
- Layout, install and maintain exit and emergency lighting
- Measure, record and report illumination levels
Install Maintain and Troubleshoot Rotating Equipment and Associated Control Systems
- Inspect, maintain and troubleshoot brush assemblies, slip rings and commutators
- Inspect, maintain and troubleshoot DC motors and generators
- Inspect, maintain and troubleshoot AC motors and generators
- Install and test mechanical, electrical alignment and auxiliary protective equipment
- Maintain and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical alignment and auxiliary protective equipment
- Maintain and troubleshoot lubrication systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot braking and clutch systems
- Start-up and shut-down rotating Equipment
- Select and install relays, solid state devices and controls
- Maintain relays, solid state devices and controls
- Select and install protective devices
- Maintain protective devices
- Select, assemble and wire control panels, enclosures and control devices
- Select and install field devices such as mechanical/remote field devices
Install, Maintain and Troubleshoot Motor Drives and Associated Control Systems
- Inspect, maintain and troubleshoot brush assemblies, slip rings and commutators
- Inspect, maintain and troubleshoot DC motors and generators
- Inspect, maintain and troubleshoot AC motors and generators
- Install and test mechanical, electrical alignment and auxiliary protective equipment
- Maintain and troubleshoot mechanical, electrical alignment and auxiliary protective equipment
- Maintain troubleshoot lubrication systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot braking and clutch systems
- Start-up and shut-down rotating equipment
- Select and install relays, solid state devices and controls
- Maintain relays, solid state devices and controls
- Select and install protective devices
- Maintain protective devices
- Select, assemble and wire control panels, enclosures and control devices
- Select and install field devices such as mechanical/remote field device
Install Maintain and Troubleshoot Motor Drives and Associated Control System
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot DC constant voltage drives
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot solid state and variable DC drive
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot AC constant voltage drives
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot solid state and variable AC drives
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot computer based interface systems
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot programmable logic controller systems
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot computerized numerical control systems
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot robotic systems
Install Maintain and Troubleshoot Stand-By Power Systems and Associated Equipment
- Layout, install and maintain uninterruptible power supply systems
- Layout and install battery stand-by systems
- Maintain and troubleshoot battery stand-by systems
- Layout and install stand-by generation equipment
Install Maintain and Troubleshoot Communications Systems
- Install and test fibre optic cabling and terminations
- Select, install and terminate test data and communication cables
- Maintain, repair and test data and communication cables
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot fire alarm systems
- Install said test communication system components
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot audio-visual systems
- Determine layout, install and test patient care systems
- Determine layout, install and test security systems
- Determine layout, install and test paging systems
- Determine layout, install a clock system
- Test and verify the operation of a clock system
- Determine layout, installing, testing and verifying the operation of automation systems
Select, Maintain and Operate Test and Measuring Equipment
- Layout and install power and energy metering equipment
- Select, operate and maintain analog and digital multimeters
- Select, operate and maintain electronic test equipment
- Select, operate and maintain insulation testers
- Select, operate and maintain oscilloscopes
- Select, operate and maintain fault locators
- Select, operate and maintain high voltage test equipment
- Select, operate and maintain computer-based test equipment
- Select, operate and maintain chart recorders
- Select, operate and maintain electrical test equipment
- Select, operate and maintain special test equipment
Install, Maintain and Troubleshoot Instrumentation Devices and Systems
- Select, install and maintain instrumentation devices
- Install, maintain and troubleshoot distributed control systems (DCS)
Communicate in the Workplace
- Write job related documents
- Give, receive and convey instructions to and from others
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal relations
- Present professional image
- Interact effectively with computers
- Interact effectively through communication devices
For more information, see Ontario College of Trades Training Standards.
