I arrived at the shop at 8 AM, like normal. Johnathan continued to teach me how to bend and attach conduit. After an hour or two of working on the demonstration table they’re working on for a class tomorrow, he showed me some electrical plans for a project EIG is working on. I then traveled to a work site with Sean. He needed to drop off an arc flash-resistant suit at the site so that he and another worker could check that a 3-phase circuit breaker panel was disconnected. On the trip over, we had an interesting conversation about acceptable risks that provided some insight into his job as a safety manager. Having checked that the panel was truly disconnected, we took the suit back to the office. Johnathan then explained the shop’s prefabrication capability. By fabricating electrical assemblies in the shop, EIG is able to reduce time and cost associated with their projects. Additionally, after going through an intense inspection process for each device they fabricate, EIG is one of the few companies that can print UL labels for their assemblies. This means that the assemblies don’t have to be inspected when they are installed at the site. Tomorrow, I’ll get to make one of these UL-listed assemblies.
Tomorrow’s my last day in the EIG shop. Next week, I’ll be back at DPR’s office to work with the electrical estimators and planners.
