Experience

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  Eskom holdings soc ltd

  Dec 2010 - now

  1.Line Inspection & Maintenance -Conduct Visual Line Inspections and recording of Mechanical conditions of Equipment. -Aerial inspection 2.Servitude Maintenance -Identify critical areas in terms of vegetation growth and recommend corrective action. 3.Line Maintenance -Replace & Repair conductor elements E.g Compression joints,jumpers,spacer and dampers -Replacement of Insulators on Transmission Lines -Application of working Earth-Open,Isolate,safety test and earth of the power Lines -Working under voltage from 275KV to 400kV -Tower member repairs-Installing Bird guard, bird diverters and removing bird nest 4.Fault Finding Line fault investigation Show less  INSTALLATION OF STAYS,* Identify different types of stays.* Identify different components and material needed to install a backstay.* Install and tension a backstay, using the correct material and equipment. POLE PLANTING* plant and secure wooden poles of different Lengths and on different terrain (even and uneven).* Planting a pole: manually by hand or with a crane Earthing of installations* To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock to people or animals.* To reduce the risk of fire and to safeguard apparatus. Ladder Safety *Select, use, maintain, inspect and transport ladders HV/LV cable connections and clamping/crimping* perform crimping and clamping connections on aerial bundle conductors, Connection of a surge arrestor *install and connect HV and LV surge arrestors  Fault finding and change out of meters* To ensure customer satisfaction* To reduce revenue loss by replacing meters going into the Free Supply mode. Equipotential earthing*Understand and identify the hazards associated with earthing that can exist on substation equipment and overhead lines and why it is necessary to create an equipotential zone.* Correctly apply portable earthing gear in such a way to create an EQUIPOTENTIAL zone within which work can be safely carried out. Jointing and Terminating of Conductors* Ensure that preparation is correct.* Proceed with jointing and or dead ending, under normal conditions. Distribution Operating 0kV to 132kV*Do switching, linking, safety testing and earthing under fault and normal conditions.*To ensure safety of personnel and apparatus, and the continuity of supply. Low voltage barricading* barricading correctly and safely after apparatus has been made safe. Phasing 110V-132KV*Do phasing on all systems 110volt up to 132 kilo volt, to ensure that the networks are in phase and customers appliances, will not be affected by wrong phasing. Show less

  • Engineering Assistant Lines & Servitude (NTCSA)

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Artisan Electrical Lines&Servitude(Transmisson)

    Apr 2023 - Feb 2025

  • Senior Officials Lines&Servitude(Transmisson)

    Mar 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Technical Official Field Service (Distribution)

    Dec 2010 - Mar 2022