Electrical Line Installers and Repairers

Electrical line installers and repairers install, repair and join electrical transmission and supply cables and related equipment. Tasks include - (a) installing and repairing overhead and underground electrical power and electrical traction lines; (b) making joints in overhead and underground cables; (c) adhering to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas; (d) opening switches or attaching grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs; (e) climbing poles or using truck-mounted buckets to access equipment; (f) identifying defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Electric cable jointer - Electric power line worker Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Data and telecommunications cabler - 7422 - Telecommunications line worker - 7422.