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Savannah runs one of the country's busiest container ports, builds Gulfstream business jets and now has a Hyundai EV and battery campus 25 miles up I-16. We train the electrical crews who keep the cranes, assembly lines and hangars moving, at your facility or in an in-person class we set up in Savannah when you ask.
Private employers in Georgia are inspected by federal OSHA. Every class is live, on the 2027 edition of NFPA 70E, and taught by a Certified Safety Professional. Georgia electrical safety training requirements →
Among the teams we have trained in the last year
Four ways to train your Savannah crew
Crews we train in and around Savannah: port terminals, automotive and batteries, aerospace, distribution and logistics, military installations, public employers.
What the class covers for Savannah crews
Battery modules and EV drivetrains bring high-voltage DC onto the Metaplant floor and into supplier plants. The 2-Day Intensive covers DC systems and stored energy alongside 480 V plant distribution.
Hundreds of subcontractors energized equipment in stages while others kept building. We focus on host and contract employer coordination and on marking which areas are now live.
Ship-to-shore cranes, rubber-tired gantries, rail yards and refrigerated container racks all draw on terminal substations. We cover isolating crane and yard equipment where several feeds and control circuits meet.
Gulfstream's completion and service hangars run ground power, test stands and large paint and finishing systems. We tie arc flash labeling and energized work permits to those specific tasks.
Savannah at a glance
Federal OSHA (Savannah Area Office)
Georgia Power
GA Division of Electrical Contractors (Class I or II)
SAV
Eastern
Georgia: what applies to your crews
Enforcement: federal OSHA
Georgia has no state plan of any kind. OSHA's Savannah Area Office on Mall Boulevard covers coastal private employers, and Georgia's state, county, city and school district workers have no OSHA coverage. Free consultation runs through Georgia Tech rather than a state labor agency.
Licensing: electrical contractors
The Division of Electrical Contractors under the State Construction Industry Licensing Board issues Class I licenses, limited to single-phase work up to 200 amperes, and unrestricted Class II licenses. Licensees need 4 hours of continuing education a year, reported through CE Broker since January 2026.
Where NFPA 70E fits
OSHA has no authority to enforce NFPA 70E itself. Coastal employers use it to show how they meet 1910 Subpart S and 1926 Subpart K, and OSHA can cite the General Duty Clause for a recognized arc flash or shock hazard.
Savannah's electrical work environment
The Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal is the largest single-operator container terminal in North America. Fiscal 2026 volume reached 5.67 million TEU, and June 2026 was up 18% over the year before. The $1.6 billion rebuild of Ocean Terminal was 55% complete in June and will add two berths and lift that terminal from 200,000 to 1.75 million TEU a year.
West on I-16 in Bryan County, Hyundai's Metaplant started full production in October 2024 with the Ioniq 5 and has since added the Ioniq 9 and a Kia Sportage Hybrid. About 3,200 people worked there in October 2025, with 8,100 planned by 2031. HL-GA, Hyundai's $4.3 billion battery venture with LG Energy Solution, shares the campus, and its construction slowed after an immigration raid detained about 450 workers in September 2025.
The site's buildout has had a hard safety record. A WTOC investigation counted 53 construction injuries between April 2023 and July 2024, OSHA opened more than a dozen investigations, and workers were killed in separate incidents in March and May 2025. Back in Savannah, Gulfstream's headquarters, wing plant and service hangars beside the airport make it the region's largest private employer.
Terminals, assembly plants and hangars around the Savannah River
These are the coastal Georgia sites driving the most electrical construction and maintenance. Distribution centers serving the port multiply the list.
| Site | What is there | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Garden City Terminal Georgia Ports Authority | Largest single-operator container terminal in North America, part of a $5 billion port master plan. | Operating |
| Ocean Terminal redevelopment Georgia Ports Authority | $1.6 billion rebuild adding two container berths, 55% complete in June 2026. | Under construction |
| Mason Mega Rail Georgia Ports Authority | On-terminal rail yard that moved more than 541,000 containers in fiscal 2026. | Operating |
| Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Hyundai Motor Group | EV and hybrid assembly in Ellabell, planned to exceed 500,000 vehicles a year at full capacity. | Operating |
| HL-GA Battery Company Hyundai and LG Energy Solution | $4.3 billion battery plant on the Metaplant campus, delayed after the September 2025 raid. | Under construction |
| Gulfstream headquarters and plants Gulfstream Aerospace | Business jet manufacturing, wing production and service hangars next to Savannah/Hilton Head International. | Operating |
| Plant McIntosh new gas units Georgia Power | New natural gas units certified by the Georgia PSC in December 2025 at the Effingham County site. | Planned |
Georgia Power on the coast
Georgia Power serves more than 2.8 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties, Chatham included. Its McIntosh complex upriver carries a 1,240 MW combined cycle plant at Rincon, and the Georgia Public Service Commission certified additional gas units there in December 2025 as part of a large generation buildout for 2028 through 2031.
Most of that new capacity is driven by data centers statewide, but on the coast the load is industrial. Terminal cranes, rail yards, the Metaplant and its battery plant all take power at transmission or high distribution voltage and step it down through customer-owned substations. Electrical crews at those sites need procedures that cover the full path from utility tie to motor terminal.
Who we train in Savannah and coastal Georgia
Crane, yard and reefer electricians working the Garden City and Ocean terminals.
Maintenance and controls technicians at the Metaplant, the battery plant and the suppliers around Ellabell.
Hangar, test and facilities electricians at Gulfstream's Savannah operations.
Warehouse maintenance teams in the import distribution centers that serve the port.
Contractors and facilities staff supporting Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield.
City, county, school and state authority electricians, who have no OSHA coverage in Georgia.
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Questions from Savannah employers
We are a Metaplant supplier near Ellabell. Can you train before our next launch?
Does training for terminal crane electricians differ from plant training?
We work for a Georgia state authority. Does OSHA cover us?
Can you run one class for workers from Savannah, Pooler and Bryan County sites?
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 Savannah 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.