BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:Central Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20270914T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20270917T120000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:MREA/MMUA Overhead School DESCRIPTION:MREA/MMUA Overhead School & Lineworker Rodeo\nSeptember 14-17\, 2027\nMMUA Training Center\nMarshall\, MNOVERVIEW\nThe 2027 Overhead School offers a unique training opportunity that will focus on working through a mutual aid event. This is an opportunity for everyone from line personnel to crew chiefs and management.Participants will be divided into groups to work through the event as if it were an actual emergency - from dispatch to initial repair.Sept. 14th\n9:00a Competitor check-in\n9:45a Opening ceremony\n10:00a Rodeo competition\n11:00a LunchSept. 14th\n1:00p Registration/check-in\n2:00p Mutual aid response: Pre-event group walk through\n5:00p Reception and rodeo awards presentationSept. 15th\n8:30a Hands-on mutual aid response: Crew and Leadership\n12:00p Lunch\n12:30p Hands-on mutual aid (continued)\n5:00p Optional evening activities: Archery\, sport clay shoot\, or golf (at participants expense)Sept. 16th\n8:30a Hands-on mutual aid response: Crew and Leadership\n12:00p Lunch\n12:30p Hands-on mutual aid (continued)\n4:00p Wrap-upSept. 17th\n8:30a Hotwash and group debrief\n12:00p Wrap-upTwo class options - on specifically for Crew\, the other for LeadershipMutual Aid Response - Crew\nAs with any mutual aid response\, crews will not know their specific tasks until they arrive. Lineworkers will be dispatched to different areas across the training center field\, with priorities established for what should be addressed first\, second and so forth. Safety will be the top concern\, emphasizing best practices and techniques to safely complete each task.\nThe training may cover topics with scenarios such as:Proper techniques for switching\, grounding\, and tagging.Identifying potential dangers and hazards\, such as back feedTree trimming in an emergencySplicingPole replacementTransformer banking Transmission/substation repairSingle and three phase structure damage\n\n\nMutual Aid Response - Leadership (Advance class)\nParticipants in the advanced class to focus on the management and system operations of an ongoing mutual aid event. Leadership personnel will have the opportunity to utilize and further develop essential skills to collaborate effectively.\nLearning opportunities include:How to prioritize and organize a large-scale mutual aid responseBecoming familiar with and leading using MMUA's standardized system for damage assessment and other tools/resourcesLocating crews and needed equipment and resourcesLeading/assisting system operationsMapping and prioritizing system restorationGreeting and deploying outstate crews/resourcesManaging crew needs (lodging\, food\, etc.)\nTracking crews and resources after deployment\nLeading in difficult situations-when to call for help/support\; accident/injury situations\; stranded crews and equipment breakdown\; managing switching\, testing\, grounding\nManaging and mitigating potential dangers (customer's portable generators\, debris\, etc.)\nWHAT TO BRING \nPlease bring appropriate attire and materials\, including:\nHigh-visibility clothing/outerwear\nHard hat\nHarness\nSafety glasses\nWork gloves\nRubber gloves\nSafety footwear\nFall restraint (required for climbing\, regardless of experience. WHO SHOULD ATTEND \nLineworkersCOST\nOverhead School\n$TBD Education Member\n$TBD Non-Education Member\n$TBD Rodeo Advance registration required by August 20th \n\nHOTEL\nAsk for the MMUA reduced ratesAmericInn\, 1406 E Lyon St\, Marshall\, MN Phone: 507-537-9424\nEverSpring Inn & Suites\, 1500 E College Dr\, Marshall MN Phone: 507-532-3221 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

MREA/MMUA Overhead School &\; Lineworker Rodeo
September 14-17\, 2027
MMUA Training Center
Marshall\, MN

OVERVIEW
The 2027 Overhead School offers a unique training opportunity that will focus on working through a mutual aid event. This is an opportunity for everyone from line personnel to crew chiefs and management.

Participants will be divided into groups to work through the event as if it were an actual emergency - from dispatch to initial repair.

Sept. 14th
9:00a  \; \;Competitor check-in
9:45a  \; \;Opening ceremony
10:00a Rodeo competition
11:00a  \; Lunch

Sept. 14th
1:00p  \; \;Registration/check-in
2:00p  \; Mutual aid response: Pre-event group walk through
5:00p  \; Reception and rodeo awards presentation

Sept. 15th
8:30a  \; \;Hands-on mutual aid response: Crew and Leadership
12:00p Lunch
12:30p Hands-on mutual aid (continued)
5:00p  \; Optional evening activities: Archery\, sport clay shoot\, or golf (at participants expense)

Sept. 16th
8:30a  \; \;Hands-on mutual aid response: Crew and Leadership
12:00p Lunch
12:30p Hands-on mutual aid (continued)
4:00p  \; Wrap-up

Sept. 17th
8:30a  \; \;Hotwash and group debrief
12:00p Wrap-up

Two class options - on specifically for Crew\, the other for Leadership

Mutual Aid Response - Crew
As with any mutual aid response\, crews will not know their specific tasks until they arrive. Lineworkers will be dispatched to different areas across the training center field\, with priorities established for what should be addressed first\, second and so forth. Safety will be the top concern\, emphasizing best practices and techniques to safely complete each task.
The training may cover topics with scenarios such as:
Proper techniques for switching\, grounding\, and tagging.
Identifying potential dangers and hazards\, such as back feed
Tree trimming in an emergency
Splicing
Pole replacement
Transformer banking \;
Transmission/substation repair
Single and three phase structure damage




Mutual Aid Response - Leadership (Advance class)
Participants in the advanced class to focus on the management and system operations of an ongoing mutual aid event. Leadership personnel will have the opportunity to utilize and further develop essential skills to collaborate effectively.
Learning opportunities include:
How to prioritize and organize a large-scale mutual aid response
Becoming familiar with and leading using MMUA'\;s standardized system for damage assessment and other tools/resources
Locating crews and needed equipment and resources
Leading/assisting system operations
Mapping and prioritizing system restoration
Greeting and deploying outstate crews/resources
Managing crew needs (lodging\, food\, etc.)
Tracking crews and resources after deployment
Leading in difficult situations-when to call for help/support\; accident/injury situations\; stranded crews and equipment breakdown\; managing switching\, testing\, grounding
Managing and mitigating potential dangers (customer'\;s portable generators\, debris\, etc.)

WHAT TO BRING \;
Please bring appropriate attire and materials\, including:
High-visibility clothing/outerwear
Hard hat
Harness
Safety glasses
Work gloves
Rubber gloves
Safety footwear
Fall restraint (required for climbing\, regardless of experience. \;

WHO SHOULD ATTEND \;
Lineworkers

COST
Overhead School
$TBD Education Member
$TBD Non-Education Member
$TBD Rodeo Advance registration required by August 20th \;

HOTEL
Ask for the MMUA reduced rates

AmericInn\, 1406 E Lyon St\, Marshall\, MN Phone: 507-537-9424
EverSpring Inn &\; Suites\, 1500 E College Dr\, Marshall MN Phone: 507-532-3221

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