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In-person · Tampa, FLElectrical safety training in Tampa, FL
Tampa is home base for us, and the bay's electrical work runs from Big Bend's generating units to Florida's largest cargo port and MacDill Air Force Base. We train the crews who maintain it, at your facility or in an in-person class we set up in Tampa when you ask.
Private employers in Florida are inspected by federal OSHA. Every class is live, on the 2027 edition of NFPA 70E, and taught by a Certified Safety Professional. Florida electrical safety training requirements →
Among the teams we have trained in the last year
Four ways to train your Tampa crew
Crews we train in and around Tampa: power generation and utilities, port and maritime, military and defense, healthcare, phosphate and industrial, electrical contractors.
What the class covers for Tampa crews
Contractors at power plants work under the utility's switching and clearance program. We cover the host and contract employer exchange, and where 1910.269 applies.
Cranes, shore power and terminal switchgear in salt air age quickly. Equipment condition changes the risk of energized work, and we spend time on it.
After a hurricane, restoration across the bay can run for weeks. Backfeed from generators and fatigue on long shifts are the hazards we see most, and we plan for both.
A Florida contractor renews with one hour of workplace safety every two years. That is not enough to qualify anyone, so we build your NFPA 70E qualification record separately.
Tampa at a glance
Federal OSHA (private only)
Tampa Electric, Duke Energy Florida
State contractor, local journeyman
TPA, PIE
Eastern
Florida: what applies to your crews
Enforcement: federal OSHA, private sector only
Florida has no OSHA state plan. Federal OSHA, with a Tampa area office, covers private employers. City, county and school district employees have no OSHA coverage.
Licensing: state contractor, local journeyman
Florida's Electrical Contractors' Licensing Board under DBPR issues certified licenses valid statewide and registered licenses valid locally. Journeyman licensing is left to counties and cities.
Where NFPA 70E fits
NFPA 70E is a consensus standard that employers and inspectors use to show how OSHA 1910 Subpart S, 1926 Subpart K and, at utility sites, 1910.269 requirements are met.
Tampa's electrical work environment
Port Tampa Bay is the energy gateway for West and Central Florida, and its petroleum terminals recently went through a major expansion. Container, bulk and cruise terminals share the waterfront. Across the bay, Tampa Electric's Big Bend station and the Polk plant to the east supply most of Hillsborough County.
MacDill Air Force Base sits four miles south of downtown and hosts the headquarters of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command. The 6th Air Refueling Wing is the host unit.
Hospitals, Tampa International Airport and a steady pipeline of towers and housing round out the work. After a storm, the same contractors shift to restoration work across Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.
Tampa Electric and Duke Energy Florida
Tampa Electric serves more than 840,000 customers in Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties. Duke Energy Florida serves most of Pinellas County across the bay. Contractors working both sides of Tampa Bay see two utilities with different practices.
Tampa Electric's Big Bend station is rated at 1,623 MW and its Polk plant at 1,420 MW. Plant outages and substation work bring in contract electricians who need to know the host's rules before they touch anything.
Who we train in Tampa and the Tampa Bay area
Plant electricians and outage contractors around Big Bend, Polk and the bay's substations.
Terminal, crane and shipyard electricians along the Port Tampa Bay waterfront.
Facility crews and contractors supporting MacDill and the defense firms around it.
Hospital engineering departments with emergency power and large switchgear.
Maintenance crews at mining, fertilizer and manufacturing operations east and south of the bay.
Contractors moving between towers, housing, service work and storm restoration.
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Questions from Tampa employers
Do you have a scheduled class in Tampa?
You are based in Tampa Bay. Is it easier to schedule here?
Can you train before a plant outage?
Does a Florida contractor license cover NFPA 70E?
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 Tampa 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.