10 Forms and reports
Section Information
Outcome/Competency: Fill out forms and reports
Time to complete this section: 6h
Rationale:
Why is it important for you to learn this skill?
Being able to fill out forms and reports is integral to working as a Powerline Technician as you’ll often need to produce and understand hazards reports, and other reports and documents.
Objectives
To be competent in this area, the individual must be able to:
Fill out forms and reports as per relevant policies and regulations
Learning Goals
Interpret, scan, use and fill out relevant documents
Understand and apply reporting policies for hazards, injuries, and environmental impacts
Use the most appropriate device for reporting hazards, injuries, and environmental impacts
Introduction:
In this section you will learn about different forms, documents and hazard reports, and practice filling out some common forms that would be filled out by Powerline Technicians in Saskatchewan.
Objective One
Interpret, scan, use and fill out relevant documents
Topic 1: Logbooks (20m)
Logbooks
One of the most important forms you will fill out as a Powerline Technician are logbooks.
Logbooks can be used to record all kinds of important information, and often serve as a reference during troubleshooting or just to remember an interesting detail about a project that you worked on. We will go over the general types of information that can be recorded in a logbook and provide examples. These logbooks serve as record-keeping for both state-mandated forms, as well as being helpful for your own documentation of the work you have done.
Logbooks are an excellent way to keep track of what was done on a project. While it is possible to use other methods such as notebooks or loose sheets of paper, these can be misplaced or even thrown away by mistake.
After you have gotten used to recording information in logbooks and understand their importance, they will quickly become an indispensable part of your daily routine.
Apprenticeship Training Logbooks
Upon beginning an apprenticeship, apprentices will be given a training logbook which contains key skills and work methods required by apprentices to be successful at each level of their training.
When you have a clear understanding of the knowledge transfer requirement, your mentor will initial and date your logbook for that component of the logbook.
The training logbook then becomes both your official list of skills you need to learn, as well as your official record of learning.
For this reason, it’s imperative you keep it with you and in a safe place.
Training Logbook Sample
Inspection logbooks
Inspections are relatively simple tasks where you use a voltmeter or other device to test the safety and functionality of a building’s electrical system. Inspections are important because they help make sure that you can provide customers with a safe, efficient system when it comes time for them to use the wiring you installed.
Inspection logs usually contain informati