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Electrical Line Worker
Published
Time-Based Apprenticeship
Industries
O*Net Code
49-9051.00
Rapids Code
0283
Req. Hours
6000
State
DC
Created
Jul 16, 2021
Updated
Jul 16, 2021
Time-Based Skills
3 skill sets | 18 total skills
First Year - 2000 req. hrs
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 Year - 2000 req. hrs
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 Year - 2000 req. hrs
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.)
Technical Instruction
First Year - 156 req. hrs
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
Second Year - 179 req. hrs
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
Third Year - 155 req. hrs
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
