Elementary electrical principles -- Electric system -- Substations -- Transmission circuits -- Distribution circuits -- Construction specifications -- Wood-pole structures -- Aluminum, concrete, fiberglass, and steel structures -- Distribution automation and the smart grid -- Emergency system restoration -- Unloading, hauling, erecting, and setting poles -- Guying poles -- Insulators, crossarms, and conductor supports -- Line conductors -- Distribution transformers -- Lightning and surge protection -- Fuses -- Switches -- Tap-changing transformers and voltage regulators -- Transmission tower erection -- Stringing line conductors -- Sagging line conductors -- Joining line conductors -- Live-line maintenance with hot-line tools -- Live-line maintenance with insulated aerial platforms -- Grounding -- Protective grounds -- Street lighting -- Underground system -- Laying conduit -- Manhole construction -- Pulling cable -- Splicing and terminating cable -- Underground distribution -- Vegetation management-- tree trimming -- Distribution transformer installation, selection, and utilization -- Electrical drawing symbols -- Single-line diagrams -- Schematic diagrams -- Voltage regulation -- Units of measurement, electrical definitions, electrical formulas, and calculations -- Maintenance of transmission and distribution lines -- Rope, knots, splices, and gear -- Climbing wood poles -- Protective line and personal protective safety equipment -- OSHA 1910.269 -- Resuscitation -- Heart-lung resuscitation -- Pole-top and bucket truck rescue -- Self-testing questions and exercises.