| Job Title |
Line Repairer |
| Job Description |
Repairs And Replaces Transmission And Distribution Power Lines
Between Generating Stations, Substations, And Consumers,
Requiring Use Of Precautionary Work Methods And Safety Equipment
Due To Electrical Hazards Present When Working On Or Near
Energized Conductors And Electrical Accessories: Opens Switches
Or Clamps Grounding Device To Energized Equipment To Deenergize
Lines Or Accessories As Directed By Line Supervisor (utilities).
Climbs Poles Or Rides In Bucket Attached To Truck-mounted Boom
To Remove Broken Or Defective Wires. Secures New Wires To
Crossarm Insulators And Splices Wire To Adjoining Sections Of
Line To Complete Circuit. Transfers Wires From Defective Poles
To Poles Erected By Ground Helpers (tel. & Tel.; Utilities).
Installs Pole Hardware And Such Auxiliary Equipment As
Transformers, Lightning Arresters, Switches, Fuses, And
Insulators, Using Handtools. Suspends Insulated Ladders And
Platforms From Pole Crossarms And Covers Energized Lines With
Rubber Mats To Facilitate Safe Handling Of High-voltage Lines
Without Interrupting Service By Power Shutoff, And Uses Long
Insulated Poles (hot Sticks) Fitted With Mechanically Or
Hydraulically Operated Grasping And Crimping Tools. May Service
Streetlight Systems [street-light Servicer (utilities)]. May
Patrol Power Lines [electric Power Line Examiner (utilities)].
Qualifications Of Workers In This Classification Include Work
Experience In Terms Of Maximum Voltage Of Power Lines Repaired,
Such As 120-240 Volt Secondary Circuits, 2,300-4,000 Volt
Distribution Lines, Or 138 Kilovolt Transmission Lines. Power
Line Repairers Experienced In Repair Of Energized Or Deenergized
Conductors Suspended From Electrically Conductive Metal Towers,
Commonly One-hundred Feet Or More Above Ground, May Be
Designated Line Repairer, Tower (utilities).
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