Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.

Job Task

• Installs and repairs conduits, cables, wires, and auxiliary equipment following blueprints.
• Repairs electrical power cables and auxiliary equipment for electrical power lines.
• Drives conveyance equipped with tools and materials to job site.
• Works on energized lines to avoid interruption of service.
• Covers conductors with insulating or fireproofing materials.
• Installs watt-hour meters and connects service drops between power line and consumer.
• Tests conductors to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections, according to electrical diagrams and specifications.
• Cleans, tins, and splices corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connection.
• Cuts and peels lead sheath and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conducts prior to splicing.
• 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.
• Tests electric power lines and auxiliary equipment, using direct reading and testing instruments to identify cause of disturbances.
• Strings wire conductors and cable between erected poles and adjusts slack, using winch.
• Opens switches or clamps grounding device to de-energize disturbed or fallen lines to facilitate repairs or to remove electrical hazards.
• Climbs poles and removes and installs hardware, wires, and other equipment.
• Splices cables together or to overhead transmission line, customer service line, or street light line.

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