Technical Assistance for Capacity Building in Electrical Safety - Training Component

MHI was awarded a contract to assist the government of Moldova in its’ efforts to reduce the number and severity of electrical accidents amongst the utility employees and the public at large. Training components of the electrical safety program were:

• Training of electrical distribution company staff in the ways and means of raising electrical safety awareness amongst it’s consumers and customers
• Training of safety inspectors and safety capacity building in the National Electrical Authority, Ministry of Energy, and the Ministry of Labour and Social Safety.
• Education for school children, and training for teachers to enable them to implement this “safety program” into the school curriculum

The Manitoba Hydro International team has developed a programme to help Moldova improve its record of electrical accident statistics by:

• Training 40-50 teachers and local utility representatives in presenting an Electrical Safety program in the schools, as a pilot program
• Providing training to the State Labour and Energy Inspectors on Safety Awareness and accident investigation analysis and record keeping