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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
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This source lists 23 tasks, including 22 marked Core and 1 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.
Task source dates: 08/2021.
23 tasks shown
Core · Task 8412 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
Core · Task 8418 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
Core · Task 8413 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
Core · Task 8414 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
Core · Task 8416 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
Core · Task 8420 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
Core · Task 8419 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
Core · Task 8423 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Replace or straighten damaged poles.
Core · Task 8421 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
Core · Task 8425 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
Core · Task 8427 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment.
Core · Task 8426 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Travel in trucks, helicopters, and airplanes to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation.
Core · Task 8417 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
Core · Task 8424 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities.
Core · Task 8422 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Test conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.
Core · Task 8415 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints.
Core · Task 8429 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
Core · Task 8428 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Trim trees that could be hazardous to the functioning of cables or wires.
Core · Task 8432 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
Core · Task 8433 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches.
Core · Task 8434 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows.
Core · Task 8430 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing.
Supplemental · Task 8431 · 08/2021 · Incumbent
Clean, tin, and splice corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.
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