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admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:42:30 +0000

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Journeyman Lineman Hot Line Distribution Job Available!

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:20:23 +0000

Job Reference:	HLTD-01-2012
Position:	Hot Line Trainer
Location:	International
Start Date:	January 2012
Wage:	Based on Experience. Part or all may be tax free depending on duration of employment.
Apply Process:	email Resume / CV -You must state the Job Reference Apply Now
Work Week:	5 days x 8 hrs/day
Duties:	Trainer will conduct a course to teach live line maintenance at either distribution voltages or transmission voltages to new trainees with little or no previous hot line experience. The course will have classroom theory, de-energized training and live training on the customer network. Must be able to use computer to send email and prepare training reports using WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT.
Training Language:	English
Qualifications:	10 years as journeyman lineman and/or Foreman at Distribution and/or Transmission voltages. Excellent rigging abilities. Must have at least 10,000 hours either working as a journeyman lineman or supervising journeymen linemen for both rubber glove and/or Hot stick hot line procedures at voltages above 10 kV. Ability to write new hot line procedures. Previous hot line training experience is preferred but not required. Must be willing to train linemen with little or no previous experience so the trainer must be very patient.

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Journeyman Lineman Hot Line Transmission Job Available!

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 05:26:17 +0000

We have the following position available for January 2012:

Job Reference:	HLTT-01-2012
Position:	Hot Line Trainer
Location:	International
Start Date:	January 2012
Wage:	Based on Experience. Part or all may be tax free depending on duration of employment.
Apply Process:	email Resume / CV -You must state the Job Reference Apply Now
Work Week:	5 days x 8 hrs/day
Duties:	Trainer will conduct a course to teach live line maintenance at either distribution voltages or transmission voltages to new trainees with little or no previous hot line experience. The course will have classroom theory, de-energized training and live training on the customer network. Must be able to use computer to send email and prepare training reports using WORD, EXCEL and POWERPOINT.
Training Language:	English
Qualifications:	10 years as journeyman lineman and/or Foreman at Distribution and/or Transmission voltages. Excellent rigging abilities. Must have at least 10,000 hours either working as a journeyman lineman or supervising journeymen linemen for hot stick and barehand procedures at voltages above 115 kV. Preferably experience with bundled conductors at 345 kV and above. Ability to write new hot line procedures. Must be willing to train linemen with little or no previous experience so the trainer must be very patient.

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Transmission Hot Line Overseas Jouryneyman Trainer Jobs

admin — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 07:23:38 +0000

We now have positions available for transmission Hot Line tool trainers. Please contact sales@mitsacy.com for more information. You can see our job posts here.

Hot Line Insulator Washer – using a truck at 33 kV

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 05:12:18 +0000

Washing at 33 kV from an insulator washer truck.

In this video, the insulator washer is mounted on a truck chassis. The man stands on a platform and washes the insulators as the truck drives down the road. Using this method, they can wash over 300 structures in an 8 hour day!

For additional information, see our website: http://www.mitsacy.com

Hot Line Insulator washing – Washing at 400 kV

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:34:35 +0000

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Insulator Washer Safe Washing Practices

admin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:30:51 +0000

In order to prevent a flashover from occurring during insulator washing, the following points must be taken into consideration:

Insulator washing should start on the lowest phase conductor.
Always undertake the washing so that the spray does not fall on dirty insulators, as this may cause a flashover.
Washing should always start at the bottom of the insulator, finishing at the top of the string.
Always wash then flush the string.
It is extremely important to consider the direction of the wind.

For additional information, see our website: http://www.mitsacy.com

How to Prevent a Flashover when using an insulator washer truck live line

admin — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:28:23 +0000

In order to prevent a flashover from occurring during insulator washing, the following points must be taken into consideration:

Insulator washing should start on the lowest phase conductor.
Always undertake the washing so that the spray does not fall on dirty insulators, as this may cause a flashover.
Washing should always start at the bottom of the insulator, finishing at the top of the string.
Always wash then flush the string.
It is extremely important to consider the direction of the wind.

For additional information, see our website: http://www.mitsacy.com

Should an insulator washer truck aerial platform be insulated?

admin — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:42:27 +0000

In general, insulator washer truck aerial platforms are not insulated unless they are also used for live line maintenance. The reason why we do not insulate the platforms is because the wash guns and truck chassis should be grounded to the structure. Adding an insulated insert is therefore unnecessary as it must be bypassed during the washing process.

For additional information, see our website: http://www.mitsacy.com

Hot Line – 2 men washing insulators from a 400 kV Tower

admin — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 16:33:06 +0000

This is a short video of 2 men washing insulators from a 400 kV Tower

For additional information, see our website: http://www.mitsacy.com