ADA JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE:
Journeyman Lineman #221
DOT CODE:
821.361-018
COMPANY:
La Plata Electric Association
ADDRESS:
45 Stewart Drive
CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE:
Durango, Colorado 81301
CONTACT PERSON:
Justin Talbot
EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE/LICENSE REQUIRED:
This position requires a minimum of a High School Diploma or it's equivalent. It
should be supplemented by an apprenticeship program to include at least four
years of Electrical Line Worker experience. Experience should include field
training and practical theory in all phases of power line installation and
maintenance. Must possess a valid Colorado Class A CDL, and hold a current
cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate and a first aid card.
POSITION SUMMARY:
To provide efficient services in overhead and underground line construction and
maintenance work on electrical transmission and distribution facilities; to do
such work on lines, either dead or energized at all voltages; to perform similar
or lesser skill work, as required.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1.
Planning: Plans and schedules work to assure that all is completed in
allotted time to meet the schedules of the Association.
2.
Installs, removes, maintains and repairs poles, steel towers, crossarms,
pins, insulators, guys, hardware, transformer racks, switch racks, outdoor
substation structures, in connection with construction and maintenance of
overhead and underground transmission and distribution line facilities.
3.
Strings, splices and sags wire on live or dead circuits.
4.
Installs and removes transformers, lighting arresters, fuses, cutouts,
disconnect switches, oil and airbreak switches and other overhead line
devices.
5.
Installs and removes street lights and related equipment.
6.
Performs transmission or distribution line switching or sectionalizing, as
directed.
7.
Patrols and inspects transmission lines, overhead and underground
distribution lines.
8.
Is familiar with first aid, including all artificial respiration methods.
9.
Maintains knowledge on proper use of tools and work equipment.
10.
Is familiar with the considerable hazards that exist in the form of falls,
electrical shock, electrical flash, falling objects and traffic; to be
familiar with the use of protective clothing and safety equipment.
11.
Handles after hours outage calls as required.
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS:
1.
Trims trees around transmission and distribution lines.
2.
Performs other duties of a like or lesser grade which may be assigned by
the Supervisor.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
1.
Exposure to Weather:
Exposure to outside atmospheric conditions. Erects and repairs electrical
power lines, and is exposed to hot, cold, wet, or windy conditions.
2.
Noise Intensity Level:
The noise intensity level to which the worker is exposed in the job
environment. This factor is expressed by one of five levels. This position
requires a code level of four – which is loud, working around operating
equipment, and heavy traffic.
3.
Vibrations:
Exposure to a shaking object or surface. This factor is rated important when
vibrations cause a strain on the body or extremities.
Example:
4.
Running tapping machine and compacting machine.
Atmospheric Conditions:
Exposure to conditions such as fumes, noxious odors, dust, mist, gas, and
poor ventilation that effect the respiratory system, eyes, or the skin. The
worker is exposed to fumes of cleaning solvents, and battery acids in
substation control rooms.
5.
Hazards:
A hazard is a condition in the work environment that subjects or exposes the
worker to the possibility of serious bodily injury, or danger to the
worker's life or health.
1.
Proximity to Moving Mechanical Parts:
Constructs, erects, installs, and repairs electrical power lines.
2.
Exposure to Electrical Shock:
Exposure to possible bodily injury from electrical shock. Repairs
energized electrical power lines. Worker is subject to possible severe
burns or electrocution by working on underground circuits.
3.
Working in High, Exposed Places:
Exposure to possible bodily injury from falling. Repairs energized
electrical power lines, working from bucket truck or after climbing
pole. Worker is subject to possible bodily injury from falls.
4.
Exposure to Caustic Chemicals:
Exposure to possible bodily injury from caustic chemicals. Worker is
exposed to bodily injury from cleaning solutions. Worker is exposed to
possible bodily injury from acid in batteries.
TEMPERAMENTS:
1.
Performing work activities by oneself and away from others. The worker
handles after hours outage calls as required.
2.
Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or
planning of an activity.
3.
Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on
sensory or judgmental criteria.
4.
Adaptability to performing under stress, when confronted with emergency,
critical, unusual, or dangerous situations; or in situations in which
working speed or sustained attention are make or break aspects of the job.
5.
Adaptability to situations requiring the precise attainment of set limits,
tolerances, or standards.
6.
Adaptability to dealing with people, beyond giving and receiving
instruction.
7.
Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one
task to another of a different nature, without loss of efficiency or
composure.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
1.
Strength:
Standing:
Remaining on one's feet in an upright position at a work
station without moving about; time - 30%.
Walking:
Moving about on foot; time - 30%.
Sitting:
Remaining in a normal seated position; time – 30%.
Lifting:
To exert physical strength necessary to move objects from
one level to another. Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
on a frequent basis, up to 66% of the time. Must be able to
lift up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis, up to 33% of
the time. On a rare basis, may be asked to move a
transformer, weighing 300 pounds, using a two-person lift.
The second heaviest item lifted is a crossarm. It weighs 40
pounds. It is lifted from the loading dock to the truck,
from the truck to the work site, and from the ground to the
pole at the work site. The number of times per day this
item is lifted varies, depending on the work orders, from
once per day to four times per day.
Carrying:
Transporting an object, usually holding it in the hands or
arm shoulder; time - 10%. Must be able to carry up to 40
pounds on a frequent basis, up to 60% of the time. Must be
able to carry up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis, up to
33% of the time.
The heaviest item carried is a crossarm, weighing up to 40
pounds. The crossarm can be carried a distance of 20 feet to
500 yards maximum, one to four times per day.
Push/Pull:
On an occasional basis, up to 33% of the time,
pushing/pulling is required to construct, maintain
transmission lines underground or overhead distribution
lines.
Climbing:
On an occasional basis, up to 33% of the time, climbing is
required to install, maintain, and repair electrical power
lines.
Balancing:
On an occasional basis, up to 33% of the time, balancing is
required while performing any climbing activity, walking,
standing, or crouching.
Stooping:
On an occasional basis, up to 33% of the time, stooping,
bending the body downward and forward by bending the spine
and waist, is required.
Kneeling:
On an occasional basis, up to 33% of the time, must be able
to bend the legs at the knees, to come to rest on the knee
or knees.
Crouching:
On an occasional basis, up to 33% of the time, must be able
to bend the body downward and forward by bending the legs
and spine.
Crawling:
On a rare basis, up to 5% of the time, must be able to move
about on one's hands and knees or hands and feet.
Reaching:
On a constant basis, up to 100% of the time, must be able to
perform the act of seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or
otherwise working the hand or hands, as well as picking,
pinching, or otherwise working with the fingers primarily.
Talking:
On a frequent basis, up to 66% of the time, must be able to
talk, express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken
word, and perceive the nature of sounds by air.
Acuity:
On a frequent basis, up to 66% of the time, must be able to
perform work which require a clarity of vision at 20 inches
or less, or at 20 feet or more. Must also have three
dimensional vision, and the ability to judge distances and
spacial relationships so as to see objects where and as
they really are.
Vision:
On a frequent basis, up to 66% of the time, must be able to
adjust the lens of the eye to bring an object into sharp
focus, identify and distinguish colors, and observe an area
that can be seen up and down, or right and left, when eyes
are fixed on a given point.
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
The formal and informal education/training contributes to the employee's
reasoning, language, and mathematical skills.
(Ratings are based on a low of “1” and a high of “6”.)
1.
Reasoning:
Level “4”
Applies principles of rational systems to solve practical problems and deal
with a variety of concrete variables in situations where limited
standardization exists. Interpret a variety of instructions, furnished in a
written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled form.
2.
Mathematics:
Level “4”
Deal with systems of real numbers; linear, quadratic, rational, exponential,
logarithmic, angle, and circular functions, and inverse functions, related
algebraic solutions of equations and inequalities; limits and continuity and
probability and statistical inference.
Practical application of fractions, percentages, ratio and proportion,
measurement, logarithms, practical algebra, geometric constructions, and
essentials of trigonometry.
3.
Language:
Level “4”
Read novels, poems, newspapers, periodicals, journals, manuals,
dictionaries, thesauruses, and encyclopedias.
SPECIFIC VOCATIONAL PREPARATION:
The amount of training time, general educational development needed for average
performance on the job (ratings are based on a low of “1”and a high of “9”).
Level 8 is required. A minimum of over four years experience is required for La
Plata Electric Association in this position.
APTITUDES:
Specific capacities/abilities required to learn or perform adequately in a task
or job duty. (Ratings are based on a low of “5” and a high of “1”).
Intelligence:
(General learning ability)Level “2”. This segment
of the population possesses an above average or
high degree of aptitude.
Verbal:
(Ability to understand meanings of words and
ideas associated with them, and use them
effectively) Level “3”.Medium degree of
aptitudinal ability.
Numerical:
(Ability to perform arithmetic operations
quickly and accurately) Level “2”. Above
average degree of aptitudinal ability.
Spacial Perception:
(Ability to comprehend forms and space, and
understand relationships of plane and solid
objects) Level “3”.Medium degree of aptitudinal
ability.
Form Perception:
(Ability to perceive pertinent details in objects
of pictorial or graphic material) Level “3”.
Medium degree of aptitudinal ability.
Clerical Perception:
(Ability to perceive pertinent detail in verbal
or tabular matter) Level “3”. Medium degree of
aptitudinal ability.
Motor Coordination:
(Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, or fingers
rapidly and accurately in making precise
movement) Level “3”. Medium degree of aptitudinal
ability.
Finger Dexterity:
(Ability to move the fingers and manipulate small
objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately)
Level “3”. Medium degree of aptitudinal ability.
Manual Dexterity:
(Ability to move the hands easily and skillfully)
Level “2”.Above average degree of aptitudinal
ability.
Eye/Hand/Foot/
Coordination:
Color Discrimination:
(Abilityto move the hand and foot coordinately
with each otherin accordance with visual stimuli)
Level “2”. Above average aptitudinal ability.
(Ability to perceive or recognize similarities
or differences in colors, shades, or other values
of the samecolor, or to identify a particular
color) Level “4”. Below average or low degree of
aptitudinal ability.
NOTE:
"The above description has been developed based on the guidelines as
defined the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990). Essential
functions, tasks and activities were identified and confirmed by the
employer. This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks
and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that
will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what
the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position
shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right
of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees
under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or
illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other
duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty."