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Colorado Springs is a military and defense town, with five military installations and a city-owned utility that runs electric, gas, water and wastewater. We train the electricians and technicians who support them, at your facility or in an in-person class we set up in Colorado Springs when you ask.
Private employers in Colorado are inspected by federal OSHA. Every class is live, on the 2027 edition of NFPA 70E, and taught by a Certified Safety Professional. Colorado electrical safety training requirements →
Among the teams we have trained in the last year
Four ways to train your Colorado Springs crew
Crews we train in and around Colorado Springs: military base support, defense and aerospace contractors, semiconductor manufacturing, municipal utility, electrical contractors, hospitals and public facilities.
What the class covers for Colorado Springs crews
Colorado Springs Utilities electricians are city employees, and Colorado has no state plan. For them, a written NFPA 70E program is the only structure there is. We train public crews to the same standard as private ones.
Classes on or near a base need badging, escorts and sometimes approved devices. We plan the logistics with your security office ahead of time.
Semiconductor tools and process utilities add their own shock and arc flash exposures. We adjust examples for crews who support fab equipment.
Colorado licenses electricians statewide through DORA, and continuing education is built around the NEC. The employer still has to train and document NFPA 70E qualification.
Colorado Springs at a glance
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Colorado Springs Utilities
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Colorado: what applies to your crews
Enforcement: federal OSHA
Colorado has no state plan. Federal OSHA covers private employers through its Denver and Englewood area offices under Region 8. Public employees of Colorado cities, counties, special districts and the state have no OSHA coverage at all.
Licensing: state license required
The State Electrical Board within the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) licenses residential wiremen, journeyman and master electricians and registers apprentices and contractors. Renewal requires 24 hours of continuing education per three-year cycle, built mostly around the NEC.
Where NFPA 70E fits
NFPA 70E is not an OSHA regulation. It is the consensus standard employers and inspectors use to show how OSHA 1910 Subpart S and 1926 Subpart K requirements are met, and OSHA can cite the General Duty Clause for recognized electrical hazards.
Colorado Springs' electrical work environment
Colorado Springs is the second-largest city in Colorado and the largest by area. Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station and the U.S. Air Force Academy are all here. Peterson hosts NORAD and U.S. Northern Command headquarters.
Defense contractors follow the bases. Northrop Grumman, Boeing, General Dynamics, L3Harris, SAIC and Lockheed Martin all have operations in the city, and much of the work is in secure facilities with long equipment uptime requirements.
The city also has a semiconductor fab. Microchip Technology runs a wafer fab here, inherited from Atmel, and technology employers such as Keysight add test and lab space. Between the fab, the bases and the contractors, a lot of the electrical work happens behind badge readers.
Colorado Springs Utilities
Colorado Springs Utilities is owned by the city and has served the community for more than 100 years. It provides electric, natural gas, water and wastewater service, so one utility owns the substations, the gas lines, the water treatment plants and the resource recovery facilities. Its power plants include the Nixon and Front Range plants.
For contractors, the utility's dual role matters. Its own crews have no OSHA coverage as public employees, while the contractors working beside them do. A shared job can involve two very different safety baselines, and the electrical safety program has to close that gap.
Who we train in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region
Facilities contractors and civilian maintenance staff supporting Fort Carson and the Space Force bases.
Electricians and technicians in contractor facilities and secure labs.
Maintenance electricians and tool technicians at the Microchip fab.
Colorado Springs Utilities line, substation, plant and water crews.
Pikes Peak region contractors doing commercial, residential and base work.
Facilities staff at hospitals, school districts and city buildings.
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Questions from Colorado Springs employers
Do you have a scheduled class in Colorado Springs?
Can you hold the class on base?
We are a public utility. Does OSHA apply to us?
Can crews from Pueblo and Castle Rock join the same class?
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 Colorado Springs 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.