Professional Training, Education & Consulting for the T&D Electric Utility Industry
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Professional Training, Education & Consulting for the T&D Electric Utility Industry *
Utility Safety Pro is a subsidiary of Fuentes Consulting LLC, specializing in delivering high-quality, customized training, education, and consulting services designed exclusively for the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) electric utility industry. With more than four decades of real-world experience in high-voltage operations, field leadership, and safety management, we help utilities elevate their safety performance, strengthen their work practices, and improve production quality and operational efficiency across all levels of the organization.
Our services are built for today’s demanding grid environment—one that requires exceptional technical skill, strict regulatory compliance, disciplined field execution, and a workforce trained to operate safely and confidently around energized systems.
Core Focus: Safety • Quality • Production
Every service we provide is built around three core principles:
Safety
An emphasis on practical, field-proven safety practices rooted in OSHA 1910.269, CAL/OSHA Title 8, General Orders 95/128/165/166/174, NFPA 70E, the NESC, and utility best-practice work methods. From rubber-gloving to grounding to switching and work planning, our goal is to ensure every employee understands not only what to do, but why it matters.
Quality
Our training and consulting services reinforce consistent, repeatable, and defendable work practices. We help utilities raise their standards of construction, maintenance, and inspection, ensuring long-term system reliability and regulatory compliance.
Production
Safe, high-quality work improves productivity—not the other way around. We teach crews and leaders how to execute work efficiently while maintaining full compliance with standards, clearances, work methods, and hazard-mitigation procedures.
Who We Serve
We proudly support all classifications of qualified electrical workers and industry professionals, including:
Journeyman & Apprentice Lineworkers
Line Foremen & General Foremen
Supervisors & Operations Managers
Distribution & Transmission Line Inspectors
Cable Splicers & Underground Technicians
Substation Electricians & Substation Operations Personnel
Safety Professionals & Training Departments
Utility Directors, Managers, and Engineering Staff
Whether in the field, in the training yard, in the classroom, or in leadership positions, we tailor our programs to meet the needs of each role and each organization.
Training and Consulting Services
Personal Protective Grounding
This workshop provides qualified electrical workers with the essential skills to safely apply and manage personal protective grounds in T&D operations. Participants learn practical grounding techniques, EPZ principles, fault-current behavior, and proper placement of grounds in compliance with OSHA 1910.269, CAL/OSHA (Title 8), NESC, and IEEE 1048.
Training blends clear instruction with real-world demonstrations—covering overhead and underground applications, equipment inspection, grounding configurations, and hazard mitigation. Ideal for new and experienced line workers, this workshop strengthens field confidence, reinforces safe work practices, and improves grounding program reliability across your utility.
Participants leave the workshop with a deeper understanding of:
The physics of current flow, fault energy, and ground potential rise
Requirements for worker protection during de-energized maintenance
Proper placement, installation, and removal of protective grounds
Differences between transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution grounding applications
Equipment ratings, testing, inspection criteria, and utility documentation requirements
Risk-based decision-making and pre-job planning for grounding operations
Rubber Glove Recertification
This annual recertification workshop is designed to ensure that all participants possess the knowledge, skill, and confidence necessary to safely perform energized line work using rubber insulating gloves and related protective equipment and is in accordance with OSHA 1910.269 (a)(2). This class is not an initial training, rather it is geared towards Qualified Electrical Workers already performing rubber glove work on distribution circuits.
Throughout this class, participants will review:
Applicable OSHA 29 CFR 1910.269 and ASTM standards
Minimum approach distances and voltage classifications
Second-point-of-contact
Inspection, testing, and care of rubber insulating gloves and sleeves
Step-by-step safe work methods for performing energized line tasks
Communication, job briefings, and hazard identification procedures
The objective of this training is to reinforce qualified worker proficiency through both classroom instruction and hands-on practice. By the end of this course, each participant should be able to demonstrate the safe application of rubber gloving techniques in accordance with utility procedures and regulatory requirements.
Hurt-Man Rescue
This annual recertification workshop is designed to ensure that all participants possess the knowledge, skill, and confidence necessary to safely perform pole top, aerial lift, and vault rescues in accordance with OSHA 1910.269 (a)(2).
Trainees will learn how to perform the following:
Pole top rescue using the following methods:
Crossarm rigging
Screwdriver rigging
OxBlock rigging
The aerial lift rescue is trained and performed using two methods:
4-part block line
Tilting the bucket
Bucket Tilt
Vault rescue - setting up and using the tripod, blocks, and a manual or power assisted (cordless drill) capstan.
Emergency Response Procedures
Company internal communications
911 questions and responses
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) & Standard Work Practices (SWPs)
Customized Development for Utilities and Contractors
At Utility Safety Pro, we specialize in developing clear, effective, and fully customized Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Standard Work Practices (SWPs) designed specifically for the Transmission & Distribution (T&D) industry. With over four decades of field and leadership experience, we help utilities and contractors establish structured, repeatable processes that protect workers, strengthen compliance, and improve operational performance.
Our SOP development focuses on the policies, expectations, and high-level requirements that guide safe and compliant operations across your organization. Each SOP is built to align with OSHA 1910.269, CAL/OSHA Title 8, applicable state and federal regulations, and industry best practices—including utility operating rules, safety manuals, and GO 95/128/165 requirements.
Our SWP development complements these procedures with detailed, task-level instructions written for field crews, foremen, cable splicers, substation personnel, and other qualified electrical workers. These practices translate policy into action, ensuring crews perform high-risk work—such as grounding, rubber-gloving, switching, rigging, climbing, and equipment operation—in a safe, consistent, and productive manner.
How We Support Your Organization
Full SOP/SWP program development or updates to existing documentation
Field-validated procedures based on real-world utility operations and lessons learned
Alignment with regulatory and industry standards to reduce risk and strengthen compliance
Improved safety, quality, and productivity through clear expectations and consistent work methods
Collaborative development with supervisors, safety teams, and line crews to ensure accuracy and buy-in
Whether your organization needs a complete rewrite of outdated procedures or targeted SWPs for specialized tasks, Utility Safety Pro delivers practical, on-the-ground documentation that enhances crew safety, minimizes errors, and supports operational excellence.
Let us help you build procedures that work in the real world—because clear, consistent, and well-designed processes are the cornerstone of safe and reliable utility operations.