EITI

MALAYSIA 2012 — EITI is back in Malaysia, providing LIVE LINE training in Kuala Lampur Malaysia, and on the Island of Sabah. This energized training is for 132/275 kV, as well as 235 kV.

EITI has also recently completed the following training in Malaysia

RIGGING AND LIVE LINE WORKER TRAINING
* Shamawar Sdn Bhd, provided in Malaysia (2011) EITI delivered a 14-day training program for Rigging and Live Line technical and practical work on 3-bundle monopole transmission lines to 275 KV. Two EITI Instructors traveled to the client’s work site and conducted customized field training. This included both live line methods, as well as bare hand techniques. Training was completed first in the de-energized, and then the energized condition.

MALAYSIA LIVE LINE WORKER TRAINING AND WORK PROCEDURES
* Malaysia Electrical Utility: Tenaga Nasional Berhad, provided in Malaysia, Asia and Surrey, BC MALAYSIA ELECTRICAL UTILITY, PART 1 (PARTNERED WITH BC HYDRO): Training 18 various types of Malaysian Craftsmen at Canadian Training Facility for approximately 6 months. Training covered all aspects of the industry. In addition to this technical training, BC Hydro provided hands-on work experience at various locations within their Utility so that the trainees could practice their skills beside experienced BC Hydro employees. The program was supported by BC Hydro’s unionized workers and was heralded as a “tremendous success.”

MALAYSIA ELECTRICAL UTILITY
* Malaysia Electrical Utility: Tenaga Nasional Berhad, provided in Malaysia, Asia (2008) MALAYSIA ELECTRICAL UTILITY, PART 2:EITI provided Live Line training, a Live Line rigging course, and bucket truck training. Live Line work was new to the Malaysian utility and played an intricate part in the opening of the new DUKE expressway. This project was developed in partnership with several Malaysian industry partners, which include the national Malaysian utility and the ministry of highways. EITI has provided a number of services for the project, including the development of customer specific work methods, as well as providing hands-on instruction in the proper procedures to perform maintenance on an energized system. EITI was selected for the project on the basis of the expertise that they could provide in the particular area of work required.

MALAYSIA UTILITY LINE CONTRACTOR
* Malaysia Electrical Utility: Tenaga Nasional Berhad, provided in Malaysia, Asia MALAYSIA ELECTRICAL UTILITY, PART 3:EITI consulted on the design of the mono pole transmission lines, as it relates to the ability to perform live line work procedures on the structures when completed. Project challenges included limited access to right of ways, limits of approach and the inability to use cranes and bucket trucks. The information provided impacted the distance spacing of conductor spans, the angles of cross arm placement, and required the development of special tools. The recommendations made by EITI were instrumental in the client receiving the work from the host utility.