ETF trains its future catenary teams for the L15 South-West project (Grand Paris)
Since 20 September 2021, teams from the ETF Caténaires et Energie agency, supported by ETF Academy (Feroway), have been running a training course dedicated to the installation of the PAC (Profil Aérien de Contact) system. For this occasion, 12 candidates were specially recruited in association with GEIQ Ile de France, an employer group for integration and qualification.
UA TAILOR-MADE TECHNICAL COURSE
From theory at ETF Academy, our in-house training centre, to practical experience at the Lisses agency’s outdoor facilities and then on our construction sites, the 12 participants follow a comprehensive programme:
- General information: Introduction to construction sites, presentation of tools
- Prevention: The essentials, CH1 CB1 certification, working at height, etc.
- Technical skills: Operating procedures and installation of the PAC system
Accompanied by technical experts and prevention and safety trainers, they set themselves a challenge: to be active in their learning in order to gain the best possible understanding of the job of PAC assistant fitter in seven weeks of training.
At the end of these 238 hours of training, the participants will join the Line 15 South-West construction site, a key part of the Grand Paris Express project, to put their training into practice.
LEARNING AND INTEGRATION, ETF IS COMMITTED.
This programme has been specially developed by ETF Caténaires to meet the recruitment needs of the Line 15 South-West construction project.
Beyond this large-scale project, trainees will have the opportunity to acquire solid long-term skills in the field of catenary works, as well as adding valuable experience to their CVs.
WHAT IS PAC?
The overhead contact profile, also known as rigid catenary, is an alternative to traditional contact lines for tunnel equipment. The main advantages of an overhead contact profile over a traditional contact line are:
- Reduced construction space between the running surface and the tunnel roof,
- No lifting of the contact wire when pantographs pass over it,
- A much larger electrical cross-section,
- Significantly higher fire resistance.
- Easy assembly and disassembly during maintenance work, as the system is not tensioned as in the case of a conventional catenary.
- A conventional 1,500 V catenary uses thousands of different parts, whereas the rigid catenary (PAC) is made up of around ten different parts.
