PPE
(You should be using it)
Substation Equipment We Should Probably Know
Employees of Georgia Power
Miscellaneous
Is it in your Truck?
100

Georgia Power test engineers wear this special type of clothing as a form of arc protection.

What is Flame Retardant (FR) clothing 

100

This breaker can supply a deenergized bus with load upon closing.

What is a Bus Tie breaker?

100

The PCFS Supervisor for Metro West

Who is Jason Perez?

100

This software is used to connect to Schweitzer relays.

What is AcSELerator Quickset?

100

This company makes both our CT Testers and handheld insulation testers.

What is Megger?

200

Georgia Power employees are mandated to wear this headwear whenever they are entering a substation.

What is a Hard Hat

200

This piece of equipment can be used in the place of a Potential Transformer.

What is a Coupling Capacitor Voltage Transformer (CCVT)? 

200

The CEO of Georgia Power

Who is Kim Greene?

200

Used to document all work tasks, safety procedures and precautions taken when preparing to start work.

What is a Job Safety Briefing (JSB)?

200

During inclement winter weather we are asked to install these on our tires.

What are Snow Chains

300

When switching without an insulated stick, test engineers are required to wear these

What are high voltage gloves?

300

This accessory can change the transformer ratio while it is in service to regulate low-side voltage.

What is a Load Tap Changer (LTC)

300

The Senior Vice President of Transmission

Who is Fran Forehand?

300

This software can be used to submit and view Work Requests, view Relay Data, Absits, etc.

What is STOMP?

300

This equipment shares the same name as a fairly popular animated sitcom.  

What is a Simpson?

400

During 2024 the Northern TMA was allowed to purchase this brand of safety glasses.

What are Wiley X Safety Glasses?

400

Used to prevent transmission frequency signals from going in unwanted directions.

What is a Line Trap?

400

Instructor at the Klondike Training Center

Who is Brendan Preece or Wilbur Wynn?

400

This safety measure can be conducted by two or more employees by reviewing one another's work to prevent mistakes. 

What is a Peer Check?

400

This device is used to resuscitate someone who is experiencing a cardiac arrest

What is an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)?

500

All multimeters used by test engineers should meet this rating

What is a CAT IV rating?

500

This SEL equipment houses both the open and close lights and push buttons for a motor operated switch 

What is a SEL 9510?

500

The assistant to the Distribution Senior Vice President

Who is Michael Olajubutu (Michael O)? 

500

Large customers that require a lot of load and have been the main driver behind many of our recent Greenfields are building these.

What are Data Centers?

500

A brand-new switch stick has this many sections when fully extended.

What is 9 Sections?

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