Electrical Line Worker

Quanta Services, Inc.

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Work Process Schedule

Work Process Content

On the Job Training

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OJT hours

First 2,000 hours minimum (tasks are due to be completed by the end of first 12 months)

• Ropes and Rigging • Aerial Work (pole climbing) • Equipment Operation I (Light Digger Derrick, aerial lift lower controls and light basket work under direct supervision of qualified journeyworker) • Set up of Work Zone • Excavations (hand digs) • Conductors and Connectors (service drops, underground terminations, etc.) • Equipotential Zone Grounding (install / remove EPZ grounds) • Tools and Equipment

Second 2,000 hours minimum (tasks are due to be completed by the end of second 12 months)

• Equipment Operation II (Digger Derrick operation, aerial lift basket operation under direct supervision of qualified journeyworker, other vehicular equipment) • Meters and Test Equipment (multi-meter, rotation meter, hand-held test equipment) • Framing and Setting • Aerial Work • Transformer connections I (single-phase connections) • Energized Work I (helper only for primary; Upon completion of Live Line Principles II, may perform low-voltage under direct supervision of qualified journeyworker)

Third 2,000 hours minimum (tasks are due to be completed by the end of third 12 months)

• Energized Work I (helper only for primary, until apprentice completes Year 3 Related Instruction; Hotline Certification) • Energized Work II (after apprentice has completed Hot-Line Certification, may perform primary work under direct supervision of qualified journeyworker) • Transformer Connections II (3 phase connections, under direct supervision of qualified journey-worker) • Light Hot-Stick work (operation of cut-outs, lift/remove jumpers, tie-wires, phasing, etc.)

Fourth 2,000 hours minimum (tasks are due to be completed by the end of fourth 12 months)

• Clearing and Switching (under direct supervision of a qualified journeyworker) • Apparatus – (regulators, reclosers, capacitors, etc.) • Conductors – (stringing, sagging, dead-ends and attachments, etc.) • Energized Work III (as primary worker, can work in aerial lift with Level 5 apprentice or higher if he/she has completed Hotline Certification) • Transformer Connections III (unsupervised) • Job Briefings • Lead Safety Meeting

Related Instruction Outline

Related Instruction Content

Training Provider(s):

NLC

650

RI hours

Year 1

160

• Working in Elevated Positions • Electrical Grid • Rigging and Tensions I • Live-Line Principles I • Equi-Potential Grounding and Bonding I • Environmental Safety • Leadership I • Behavioral Assessment (Y1) • Rescue Series

Year 2

180

• Electricity in Power Delivery • Electrical Test Equipment • Rigging and Tensions II • Live-Line Principles II (Energized Low-Voltage Certification) • Equi-Potential Grounding and Bonding II • Electrical Apparatus I • Transformers • Leadership II • Behavioral Assessment (Y2) • Rescue Series

Year 3

160

• Rigging and Tensions III • Live-Line Principles III (Hotline Certification) • Equi-Potential Grounding and Bonding III • Electrical Apparatus II • Leadership III • Behavioral Assessment (Y3) • Rescue Series

Year 4

160

• Rigging and Tensions IV • Live-Line Principles IV • Grounding and Bonding IV • Leadership IV • Behavioral Assessment (Y4) • Rescue Series

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