# Tasks & work activities — street lighting electrician

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 49-9051.00 (Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 7413; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
- **[Core]** Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
- **[Core]** Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
- **[Core]** Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints.
- **[Core]** Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
- **[Core]** Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
- **[Core]** Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
- **[Core]** Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
- **[Core]** Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
- **[Core]** String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
- **[Core]** Test conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.
- **[Core]** Replace or straighten damaged poles.
- **[Core]** Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities.
- **[Core]** Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
- **[Core]** Travel in trucks, helicopters, and airplanes to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation.
- **[Core]** Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment.
- **[Core]** Trim trees that could be hazardous to the functioning of cables or wires.
- **[Core]** Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
- **[Core]** Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing.
- **[Supplemental]** Clean, tin, and splice corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.
- **[Core]** Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
- **[Core]** Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches.
- **[Core]** Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows.

## Detailed work activities

- Align equipment or machinery.
- Assemble electrical components, subsystems, or systems.
- Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
- Climb equipment or structures to access work areas.
- Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
- Connect electrical components or equipment.
- Control power supply connections.
- Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
- Dig holes or trenches.
- Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
- Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects.
- Install insulation in equipment or structures.
- Install metering equipment.
- Lay cables to connect equipment.
- Monitor work areas or procedures to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
- Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
- Repair electrical circuits or wiring.
- Run wiring to connect equipment.
- Solder parts or connections between parts.
- Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
- Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
- Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.