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Career Details :: Electrical Powerline Installers and Repairers
Description
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light- or heavy-duty transmission towers.
Experience
A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Tasks
- Tests electric power lines and auxiliary equipment, using direct reading and testing instruments to identify cause of disturbances.
- Drives conveyance equipped with tools and materials to job site.
- Repairs electrical power cables and auxiliary equipment for electrical power lines.
- Opens switches or clamps grounding device to de-energize disturbed or fallen lines to facilitate repairs or to remove electrical hazards.
- Cleans, tins, and splices corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connection.
- Replaces and straightens poles and attaches crossarms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to wood poles preparatory to erection.
- Splices, solders, and insulates conductors and wiring to join sections of power line and to connect transformers and electrical accessories.
- Climbs poles and removes and installs hardware, wires, and other equipment.
- Cuts and peels lead sheath and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conducts prior to splicing.
- Splices cables together or to overhead transmission line, customer service line, or street light line.
- Covers conductors with insulating or fireproofing materials.
- Tests conductors to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections, according to electrical diagrams and specifications.
- Strings wire conductors and cable between erected poles and adjusts slack, using winch.
- Works on energized lines to avoid interruption of service.
- Installs watt-hour meters and connects service drops between power line and consumer.
- Installs and repairs conduits, cables, wires, and auxiliary equipment following blueprints.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Repairing & Maintaining Electrical Equipment
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, Material
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Consequence of Error
- Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
- Hazardous Conditions
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
- Common Protective or Safety Attire
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