51-8012.00 · Task explorer
Power Distributors and Dispatchers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet
Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
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This source lists 14 tasks, including 12 marked Core and 2 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: 08/2024.
14 tasks shown
Core · Task 12302 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes.
Core · Task 12299 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.
Core · Task 12301 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Control, monitor, or operate equipment that regulates or distributes electricity or steam, using data obtained from instruments or computers.
Core · Task 12303 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Direct personnel engaged in controlling or operating distribution equipment or machinery, such as instructing control room operators to start boilers or generators.
Core · Task 12304 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Distribute or regulate the flow of power between entities, such as generating stations, substations, distribution lines, or users, keeping track of the status of circuits or connections.
Core · Task 12307 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Manipulate controls to adjust or activate power distribution equipment or machines.
Core · Task 12300 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems.
Core · Task 12305 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Monitor and record switchboard or control board readings to ensure that electrical or steam distribution equipment is operating properly.
Core · Task 12312 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Implement energy schedules, including real-time transmission reservations or schedules.
Core · Task 12308 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Calculate load estimates or equipment requirements to determine required control settings.
Core · Task 12306 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Track conditions that could affect power needs, such as changes in the weather, and adjust equipment to meet any anticipated changes.
Core · Task 12309 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Record and compile operational data, such as chart or meter readings, power demands, or usage and operating times, using transmission system maps.
Supplemental · Task 12310 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Inspect equipment to ensure that specifications are met or to detect any defects.
Supplemental · Task 12311 · 08/2024 · Incumbent
Tend auxiliary equipment used in the power distribution process.
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