Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
2. 02Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
3. 03Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
4. 04Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
5. 05Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
6. 06Travel in trucks, helicopters, and airplanes to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation.
7. 07Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
8. 08Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows.
9. 09String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
10. 10Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
11. 11Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment.
12. 12Clean, tin, and splice corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.

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