Power management company 
Eaton is taking a fully interactive, 40-foot trailer on a nationwide tour of major industrial centers to meet the increasing demand for electrical safety training. The 2015 mobile training tour began Feb. 23 in Houston and is moving across the country throughout the year.


The trailer, which is filled with a comprehensive array of end-to-end electrical systems, provides training to electrical contractors who work in harsh and hazardous environments, including oil and gas installations.


Interactive media in the trailer focus on such topics as the classification of hazardous atmospheres, explosion prevention techniques, state-of-the-art equipment and wiring methods. It features an electrical system design demonstrating National Electrical Code-compliant installations in Division 1, Division 2, heavy industrial and commercial construction applications. Educational components focused on optimizing safety and low-cost ownership include introduction to hazardous areas and the prevention of external ignition and explosion; equipment and installation requirements in Class I, Class II and Class III hazardous locations (NEC Articles 500–503); equipment and installation requirements in zone classification systems (Articles 505–506); and industrial light-emitting diode technology and design considerations.


One tour stop will be the National Training Institute trade show in Ann Arbor, Mich., from July 25–31, hosted by the Electrical Training ALLIANCE. The Electrical Training ALLIANCE was created from the legacy of the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee. It consists of 300 joint apprenticeship and training centers across North America as well as more than 100 electrical industry manufacturers and training partners and a network of public and private educational institutions from secondary school level to the university level.


In addition, companies can request personalized training stops, thus reducing the need for them to send workers to remote training centers where the tour is already scheduled to visit.


“We can customize the training based on who we are visiting, allowing for flexibility when working with various electrical system designs,” said Thomas McCarron, vice president, global sales and marketing, oil and gas, for Eaton’s Crouse-Hinds Division.


To view the tour’s schedule and schedule a stop, visit www.crouse-hinds.com/mobiletraining.