All Levels
¿ Performs work on transmission structures in the maintenance and relocation of transmission lines.
¿ Operates live-line maintenance tools in performing work on energized lines and stations.
¿ Performs installation and maintenance on air break and other type switches.
¿ Assists with scheduled and emergency line and substation outages.
¿ Accepts switching order instructions and operates switching devices.
¿ Assists with the safe loading and unloading of poles.
¿ Loads and secures material and equipment onto trucks and trailers.
¿ Operates appropriate equipment and trucks necessary to perform maintenance and relocation of transmission lines.
¿ Performs foot and aerial patrols of transmission lines.
¿ Supports Right-of-Way and Substation Electricians.
¿ Performs other dutise as assigned.
Line Technician Level 1
¿ Ensure work area is clear of debris (e.g. pole signs, brush, rocks) when using a chainsaw.
¿ Attach and inspect safety lanyard to bucket truck.
¿ Inspect hardware on transmission structures and adjust or replace as necessary.
¿ Coordinate with gas and water companies to locate underground lines.
¿ Inventory poles.
¿ Remove old pole from ground using a pole jack.
¿ Clean a pole hole by hand using a spade and spoon or post hole digger.
¿ Verify that the hole has been dug to the proper depth for a single pole structure using rule of thumb 10% of pole length plus 2 feet.
¿ Harness the pole above its balance point using a sling in order to move it into position for setting.
¿ Guide the pole into/out of a hole by hand on a de-energized line.
¿ Fill dirt, rocks, or gravel into area surrounding a newly installed pole by using shovels and tamps in order to support and set the pole.
¿ Frame up a pole while in the air by installing the hardware and crossarm (if needed) while de-energized.
¿ Install crossarms, armor rods, and dampers.
¿ Attach guy wire to anchor eye.
¿ Use the proper nylon sling to lift steel pole.
¿ Install/remove/replace a down guy or a span guy, de-energized.
¿ Inspect a pole for unsafe conditions prior to climbing (e.g. ground line rot, pole rot, holes, foreign objects in pole).
¿ Inspect, put on, and remove climbing gear and safety equipment at proper time and place.
¿ Climb up or climb down a pole using proper equipment and procedures.
¿ Position self in proper location to perform work on pole.
¿ Install/remove/replace any type insulator on a pole or arm while de-energized.
¿ Install/remove dampers (lead or spiral) on existing conductors.
¿ Install/remove a mechanical dead-end.
¿ Monitor vehicle and equipment gauges.
¿ Check and maintain oil and other fluid levels.
¿ Check and replace exterior lights.
¿ Inspect winch lines.
¿ Load and secure material and equipment onto trucks and trailers.
¿ Visually inspect vehicles prior to use and complete daily inspection sheet.
¿ Document mileage on vehicle inspection report.
¿ Drive bucket truck, knuckle boom, or digger derrick.
¿ Inspect trucks for proper equipment and complete daily inspection sheet.
¿ Operate a four-wheel drive pickup truck.
¿ Hitch trailers to trucks.
¿ Conduct DOT pre-trip inspection.
¿ Obtain CDL permit and maintain DOT license.
¿ Tie knots, hitches, and rigging including bowline, bowline on a bight, clove hitch, and square knots.
¿ Attach rope slings to insulators in order to suspend insulators.
¿ Operate a hand line to transport tools, equipment, and other materials up or down a transmission structure.
¿ Attach/remove a running block and line to pole and a stationary object on the ground to lift material up a pole.
¿ Clip-in a conductor on a de-energized straight line structure.
¿ Inspect, test, and repair personal protective grounds.
¿ Use a voltage detector to determine if conductor is de-energized.
¿ Ground de-energized transmission lines before performing work.
¿ Inspect, test, and repair pole grounds.
¿ Ground trucks to system ground or screw ground.
¿ Assist with line requests, Lockout/Tagout procedures.
¿ Label transmission structures to identify them.
¿ Foot patrol transmission structures and right-of-way to identify faults/problems and enter foot patrol and aerial notes in computer database.
¿ Repair pole holes with approved material.
¿ Operate a hydraulic jack.
¿ Operate and sharpen a chain saw.
¿ Operate a drill to bore a hole.
¿ Operate ground rod driver.
¿ Use cable cutters to cut cable.
¿ Operate generators.
¿ Operate pneumatic air equipment.
¿ Operate the UTV.
¿ Operate the bulldozer, mini-excavator, and backhoe.
¿ Operate forklift and complete forklift training class.
¿ Operate the bucket truck.
¿ Flag traffic at the job site.
¿ Sharpen climbing gaffs.
¿ Clean, test, and inspect fiberglass sticks.
¿ Inspect lanyards, harness, fall arrest, and fall restraint systems.
¿ Inspect and clean rubber gloves, sleeves, hoses, and blankets.
¿ Inspect and utilize fire extinguishers and first aid kits and all emergency equipment on vehicles.
¿ Identify minimum approach distances.
¿ Determine nominal voltage.
¿ Associate number of insulators or belles to determine insulating voltages. 69 kV ¿ 138kV ¿ 161 kV ¿ 345 kV.
¿ Access and utilize safety manual.
¿ Locate and reference SDS manual.
¿ Maintain switch plates.
¿ Performs other duties as assigned.
Line Technician Level 2
¿ Identify and prepare proper hot sticks for appropriate job tasks.
¿ Install/replace crossarm and install/transfer conductors.
¿ Replace crossarm and braces on de-energized structure.
¿ Properly position and climb a hook ladder to perform work on overhead lines.
¿ Assess terrain for support of vehicle and equipment weight.
¿ Plan vehicle and equipment movements based upon clearances and hazards.
¿ Reference lift capacity charts for vehicles and equipment.
¿ Install/remove gang-operated switches.
¿ Install/remove motor-operated switches.
¿ Install/remove a compression dead-end clamp.
¿ Install/remove de-energized distribution and transmission lightning arrestors.
¿ Transfer conductors to a new structure.
¿ Repair damaged conductor while de-energized.
¿ Splice a conductor.
¿ Inspect winch cabling and all lifting equipment and replace as necessary.
¿ Obtain Class A CDL license.
¿ Winch trucks over difficult terrain onto job site.
¿ Position trucks on site according to safety standards.
¿ Drive tractor-trailer.
¿ Secure a pole or poles on a pole trailer or pole dinky, connect safety lights, and transport pole to work site using truck.
¿ Rig a conductor with a steel sling or chain, rope slings, wire grips, and hoist to temporarily transfer strain from the insulators to the hoist.
¿ Attach wire grip and hoist on a dead-end pole to transfer strain from the insulators to the hoist.
¿ Attach sling, hoist, grips, and rope slings on a dead-end pole with vertical construction.
¿ Rig an angle structure with sling and hoist to temporarily transfer strain from the insulators to the hoist under de-energized conditions.
¿ Install a sling or chain around the pole to attach a chain hoist.
¿ Perform tension readings with dyno-meter.
¿ Complete Switching Training.
¿ Perform Lockout/Tagout procedures and switching.
¿ Re-fuse blown high-side substation fuse.
¿ Replace top of pole with bayonet.
¿ Operate distribution recloser.
¿ Interpret Distance to Fault (DTF) readings.
¿ Operate the digger derrick to set poles and lift material.
¿ Operate pressure digger.
¿ Operate press to crimp a sleeve.
¿ Use the digger truck to dig holes.
¿ Use the anchor attachment to install anchors.
¿ Operate phasing sticks.
¿ Operate a voltmeter.
¿ Perform traffic control measures such as setting up cones and road signs.
¿ Performs other duties as assigned.
Line Technician Level 3
¿ Read and interpret EKPC Electric Transmission Specifications and Drawings Book and Plan and Profile Sheets.
¿ Ensure necessary material is available to complete job requirements according to spec book.
¿ Frame up a pole while in the air by installing the hardware and crossarm while energized.
¿ Calculate pole depths for multi-pole structure compensating for changing elevations.
¿ Align a pole or structure using a plumb-bob and/or carpenter level.
¿ Install/remove/replace a down guy or a span guy, energized.
¿ Install/remove a tie bar (static bar) on a transmission pole.
¿ Determine the best location in which to install a replacement pole for efficient transfer.
¿ Determine overhead clearances.
¿ Install temporary guard for cross-over of energized lines from a co-op.
¿ Install/remove/replace any type insulator on a pole or arm while energized.
¿ Evaluate conditions of poles, insulators, and crossarms.
¿ Install/remove energized distribution and transmission lightning arrestors.
¿ Replace a crossarm and transfer all conductors.
¿ Sag a transmission conductor using a time wave.
¿ Rig a straight-through structure with hot sticks to transfer strain from insulators to hot sticks when energized.
¿ Attach hot sticks to transfer strain from insulators or conductors to the hot sticks.
¿ Attach a holder to keep the yoke plate or hot sticks in place.
¿ Separate insulators using hot sticks.
¿ Attach a ground lead to ground a conductor.
¿ Apply EPZ grounding practices.
¿ Operate the boom and winch in energized/de-energized modes.
¿ Install, troubleshoot, adjust, and repair MOAB switches.
¿ Ensure job specifications are met.
¿ Ensure safety standards are maintained.
¿ Conduct job briefings and JHAs.
¿ Jumper and troubleshoot switches.
¿ Return distribution substation on-line.
¿ HEC certification optional ¿ performs aerial repair work safely and in accordance with EKPC policies and procedures.
¿ Performs other duties as assigned.
