Maintenance of electrical systems is integral to ensuring continuous power to critical infrastructure.

Understanding a facility's electrical infrastructure, internal building deficiencies, as well as being proactive in evaluating test reports is required in order to implement a proper maintenance program.

In addition to addressing these requirements, the importance of how standards and regulations affect electrical maintenance safety will be presented.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

In an age where emergency preparedness is increasingly under public attention, the necessity for standby power has become paramount.

In addition, planning, emergency procedures and nonlinear load problems are important to the overall implementation and maintenance of an effective standby power system, all of which shall be addressed.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

Fuel quality is critical to generator performance. Proper maintenance of fuel oil systems will assure good fuel quality and integrity thereby optimizing the reliability, service life, and performance of the engine generator.

In addition to learning about proper fuel oil maintenance, design of fuel systems, proper testing and storage of fuel will also be discussed with the appropriate application of codes and standards.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

During a power interruption, the ability to transfer the power load to an emergency source via an Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) is of utmost importance to any facilities manager, especially when concerned with life safety and critical systems.

A detailed view of ATS' and their features, requirements, control devices, uses, and safety regulations are presented to indoctrinate better understanding of ATS' and their relation to safety and reliability.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

A Static Transfer Switch (STS) is critical to any redundant power system supplying data center loads. In the event of a power loss, switching to an alternate source of power without dropping the load is vital.

In order to understand the importance of STS', an in-depth look at the major components, parameters, common locations, maintenance, and testing is required.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

Understanding power quality is crucial to ensuring continuous operation of critical facility infrastructure. Poor power quality can put undue wear and tear on your computers, data, and mission critical infrastructure.

In order to understand power quality and it's affect on a facility, an overview of troubleshooting possible power problems, power monitoring, and the tolerance of computer equipment will be discussed.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

There is no doubt that Uninterruptible Power Systems are integral to the continuous supply of clean power for mission critical infrastructure.

In order to understand the UPS systems and their influence on reliability, an overview of UPS terminology, concepts of integrating UPS systems, static systems, rotary systems, redundancy, configuration, batteries, and energy storage systems will be discussed.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

Data center cooling is one of the main requirements to consider in mission critical designs. Servers and other electronic components exhaust massive amounts of heat during normal operation which must be cooled or risk overheating, causing permanent damage, and loss or corruption of sensitive data in just a matter of minutes. The cooling systems in data centers must be run constantly at peak efficiency with the help of proper maintenance procedures and strict adherence to the condition and operation of all components.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

A raised access floor creates a space between the floor slab and the underside of the access floor and provides space for building services such as air conditioning, fire detection and suppression, security and cabling for electric power, data, telecom/voice, and environmental control, to name a few. Design considerations with respect to loads, air flow requirements, safety concerns and others will be discussed as well as panel cutting and floor maintenance.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

An introduction to fire detection, alarm and suppression within critical environments according to fire codes will be reviewed. Fire detection systems using smoke detectors, heat detectors, flame detectors, and others will lead into various forms of fire suppression systems using wet-pipe, dry-pipe, pre-action, watermist, and gaseous chemical systems. Advantages, disadvantages and requirements of each system will further help in the understanding of the different types of systems available on the market and how they are applicable.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.

An introduction to codes and standards to reduce hazards in the workplace will lead to examples of codes from the NEC, NESC, and others to provide a foundation for safe installation and operation of electrical systems. Hazardous locations will be clearly classified and protection techniques will be identified using special grounding systems.

PDH: This course credits 8 Professional Development Hours.