7413-Electrical Line Installers and Repairers

Tasks include:

• installing and repairing overhead and underground electrical power and electrical traction lines
• making joints in overhead and underground cables
• adhering to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas
• opening switches or attaching grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs
• climbing poles or using truck-mounted buckets to access equipment
• identifying defective sectionalising devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments