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Houston has the largest concentration of refineries and petrochemical plants on Earth, the world's largest medical center and the top U.S. port by tonnage. We train the plant electricians, hospital engineers and contractors who keep it running, at your facility or in an in-person class we set up in Houston on request.
Private employers in Texas are inspected by federal OSHA. Every class is live, on the 2027 edition of NFPA 70E, and taught by a Certified Safety Professional. Texas electrical safety training requirements →
Among the teams we have trained in the last year
Four ways to train your Houston crew
Crews we train in and around Houston: refining and petrochemical, healthcare, ports and terminals, aerospace, electrical and industrial contractors, public employers.
What the class covers for Houston crews
Refinery and chemical plant turnarounds bring large numbers of contract electricians onto a site for weeks. We cover host and contract employer responsibilities and how to keep energized work controlled when the crew changes daily.
Process plants run large motors, motor control centers and unit substations. Racking breakers, switching and troubleshooting control circuits take up a large share of our class time here.
After a hurricane, crews face flooded gear, backfeed from portable generators and pressure to restore power fast. We cover why water-damaged equipment needs evaluation before re-energizing and how to control temporary generation.
Medical Center hospitals run large emergency power systems that are tested and switched under load. We cover switching procedures and the risk assessment for work on systems patients depend on.
Houston at a glance
Federal OSHA (Houston North and South)
CenterPoint (delivery), retail providers
TDLR, statewide
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Texas: what applies to Houston crews
Enforcement: federal OSHA
Houston has two federal OSHA area offices: Houston North in Conroe and Houston South near Clear Lake. Texas has no state plan, so City of Houston, Harris County and school district employees are not covered by OSHA.
Licensing: TDLR
Electricians are licensed statewide by TDLR, including journeyman industrial and maintenance electrician licenses common in plants. Electrical contractors are licensed by TDLR as well.
Where NFPA 70E fits
NFPA 70E is a consensus standard. Employers and inspectors use it to show how OSHA's electrical requirements in 1910 Subpart S and 1926 Subpart K are met. OSHA can cite the General Duty Clause for recognized hazards.
Houston's electrical work environment
Houston is the largest city in Texas and the center of the U.S. energy industry. The port complex stretches about 50 miles from the east side of the city toward the Gulf, lined with refineries, chemical plants and storage terminals. Two of the four largest U.S. refineries are in the Houston area.
The Texas Medical Center south of downtown is the largest medical complex in the world, with dozens of member institutions and the central plants that power them. NASA's Johnson Space Center sits near Clear Lake, and 24 of the region's 27 Fortune 500 headquarters are energy companies.
Storms shape electrical work here. Hurricane Beryl cut power to 2.26 million CenterPoint customers in July 2024, the largest outage in the company's history. Restoration work, portable generators and flooded equipment put crews in front of hazards they rarely see in normal operations.
CenterPoint Energy and the ERCOT grid
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric owns the wires in Houston, and customers buy power from retail electric providers. Large industrial sites along the Ship Channel often run their own substations and on-site generation, so a single plant may have several sources to isolate.
Hurricane Beryl and the February 2021 winter storm made standby power a priority for Houston facilities. Every standby generator, transfer switch and battery system adds another source your lockout procedures have to account for.
Who we train in Houston and the Gulf Coast
Plant electricians, I&E technicians and turnaround contractors along the Ship Channel in Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte and Baytown.
Hospital engineering staff in the Texas Medical Center and the region's hospital systems.
Electricians at Port Houston terminals and the storage and loading facilities along the channel.
Facility and contractor crews at NASA's Johnson Space Center and the aerospace firms around Clear Lake.
Gulf Coast contractors who move between plant work, commercial construction and storm restoration.
City of Houston, Harris County and school district crews, who fall outside OSHA in Texas and depend on their own employer's program.
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Questions from Houston employers
Do you have a scheduled class in Houston?
Can you train contractors before a turnaround?
Our plant electricians hold journeyman industrial licenses. Do they need NFPA 70E training too?
Can you cover storm restoration hazards?
Does finishing the class make someone a qualified electrical worker?
What the people in the room say
“Virtual can never replace hands-on, but the engagement from our instructor and the class made it feel more engaging than some in-person courses I've taken.”
“Probably one of the most useful safety courses I've ever attended. Rick genuinely cares about people and their well-being.”
“This is the 2nd arc flash training course I've taken and the class was amazing. I feel like I'm leaving the training safer than before I took this class.”
Train your Houston crew on the 2027 edition.
Onsite within a few days, or private live virtual as soon as tomorrow. Need it fast? Call (813) 725-0999.