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The following “Best Practices” are meant to be used as a guide, or building block for utilities to create their own procedures. Quad State Instructors, Inc. does not in any way advocate a utility to utilize these “Best Practices” without consideration of their own working rules and training. The information contained on this page is meant to be used as a training guide and some details could conflict with a utility’s safety policies, local or state statutes or governing agency standards.
Arrestors ( 27.72 KB )
Capacitors ( 295.24 KB )
Contractor Information Sharing ( 1.57 MB )
Electric Meter Safety ( 32.63 KB )
Electric Meter Verification ( 60.85 KB )
Grounding URD ( 538.35 KB )
Grounding ( 263.43 KB )
Housekeeping ( 153.71 KB )
Insulated Tools ( 13.49 KB )
Job Briefings 2 ( 378.42 KB )
Lock to Lock ( 1.33 MB )
Office Safety Topics ( 363.22 KB )
Office Safety ( 583.98 KB )
Pole Fires ( 259.35 KB )
Pre-flight ( 305.02 KB )
Pre-trip ( 59.29 KB )
QSI best practices manual Nov 2019 revised - Copy ( 71.94 KB )
Quad States Topic List - Copy (002) (002) ( 21.29 KB )
Qualified Observer ( 341.56 KB )
Regulator Switching Order Step by Step ( 1.08 MB )
Rubber Goods ( 571.01 KB )
Splicing URD - Copy ( 310.95 KB )
Splicing URD ( 188.77 KB )
Substation Entry ( 12.43 KB )
Switching Procedures with Radios and Phones ( 12.10 KB )
Temporary Ground Inspection ( 338.18 KB )
Temporary Traffic Control ( 249.31 KB )
Traffic Control ( 322.20 KB )
Troubleshooting Documents - all ( 880.60 KB )
Truck & Equipment Grounding ( 45.65 KB )
Use of Insulated Jumper - MAC ( 813.92 KB )
Vehicle Inspections ( 268.83 KB )
Working Around Equipment ( 421.92 KB )
Stringing Conductors ( 6.51 MB )
Responding to Issues ( 214.68 KB )
Best Practices Brief ( 1.48 MB )
Grounding Best Practices Brief ( 216.90 KB )