// Unit group · 7413

Electrical Line Installers and Repairers

Electrical line installers and repairers install, repair and join electrical transmission and supply cables and related equipment.

7 Craft and Related Trades Workers / 74 Electrical and Electronics Trades Workers / 741 Electrical Equipment Installers and Repairers / All level 4

// Working conditions

ElectricalHeat and coldNoiseWork at height

// Hand tools

  1. 1General Hand Tool Operation
  2. 2Non-sparking tools
  3. 3Pliers and Wire Cutters
  4. 4Screwdrivers
  5. 5Wrenches

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 sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Electric cable jointer
- Electric power line worker

Excluded occupations

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Data and telecommunications cabler - 7422
- Telecommunications line worker - 7422

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