URD School
2026-10-05 08:00 - 2026-10-09 17:00 (America/New_York) | TCAT Murfreesboro 1303 Old Fort Parkway Murfreesboro, TN 37129 United States
Session 1: Mon 1 pm- 4:30 pm, Tue 8 am- 4:30 pm, Wed 8 am – 12 pm
Session 2: Wed 1 pm- 4:30 pm, Thu 8 am- 4:30 pm, Fri 8 am – 12 pm
An attendee only needs to attend one session to receive a certificate of completion.
Registration Fee: $325 per attendee for member utilities/$475 per attendee for non-members
This program is designed for employees responsible for installation, maintenance and troubleshooting underground distribution systems. Instructors provide training on termination of URD cable, load-break and non-load break elbows, outdoor terminator preparation and installation. We review installation of URD cable, direct buried and trenching/excavating equipment to meet OSHA training standard. Cable and fault locating techniques and equipment. Attendees receive instruction in tagging methods that can be used to identify circuits. Emphasis placed on hands-on training and field projects.

Line Clearance Tree Trimming School
2026-11-16 08:00 - 2026-11-20 17:00 | TCAT Murfreesboro 1303 Old Fort Parkway Murfreesboro, TN 37129 United States
Session 1: Mon 1 pm- 4:30 pm, Tue 8 am- 4:30 pm, Wed 8 am – 12 pm
Session 2: Wed 1 pm- 4:30 pm, Thu 8 am- 4:30 pm, Fri 8 am – 12 pm
An attendee only needs to attend one session to receive a certificate of completion.
Registration Fee: $325 per attendee for member utilities/$475 per attendee for non-members
This workshop is intended for employees with basic tree trimming experience. Attendees of this workshop will receive instruction in the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the criteria required by OSHA to be designated a Qualified Line Clearance Tree Trimmer. This knowledge will include recognizing nominal voltage present, minimum approach distances, and energy control measures among other issues. The workshop will include a full day of field exercises that will review basic line clearance tree trimming safety practices as well as how to incorporate the OSHA requirements into the daily work habits of the attendees.

Foreman's Conference
2027-01-06 08:00 - 2027-01-08 12:00 | Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center 1200 Conference Center Blvd Murfreesboro, TN 37129 United States
This conference is designed to provide foreman and supervisors with knowledge to better execute their responsibilities to their employees, customers and the utility. Employee and general public safety is emphasized by providing professional presentation of various topics, such as, the National Electric Safety Code, Work Zone Protection, OSHA Standards and ANSI/ASTM Standards to name a few. The program varies from one conference to the next with professional speakers from the National Electric Safety Council, National Utility Training, Safety and Education Association, Tennessee OSHA, and from mid and upper management of electric utilities. People and supervisory skills are also emphasized to improve motivation, leadership and problem solving abilities. This conference is typically 16 hours over the course of three days and is typically offered in early January.
