Barry Bride

Performed detailed powerline inspections on the qld powerlink transmission network

Performed detailed powerline inspections on the SA Electranet transmission network

Perfoming powerline repairs from the helicopter platform

* repairing broken and damaged earthwires

* fitting starclamps

* fitting shunt splices

* fitting and removing aerial marker balls

* fitting aerial marker warning pannels

* fitting broken earth bonds

* re-aligning misaligned earthshoes

* working under and holding live line proximity permits

Performing insulator washing using a high power washing rig fitted to the helicopter

Performing the ability to mantain positive comunication with the pilot in order to safely manoeuver the helicopter between powerlines

Daily dutys of prepairing a JSA

Working on the planning and communicating with landholders, owners, power stations and network opperations in order to gain autherisation to the lines

• transmission tower/pole assembly
• transmission tower/pole erection
• helicopter draw wire pullout
• tower/pole stringing 11kv 33kv 132kv 220kv 500kv
• stringing conductor
• stringing OPGW with helicopter
• hanging insulators and pulleys for stringing
• termination/sagging/and backhanging of OPGW and conductor
• clamping in conductor and OPGW
• sub station termination of conductor and OPGW
• sub station down leads and down droppers
• pole plant and transfer of old to new, inc conductor
• operating EWP
• climbing towers
• working as a leading hand
• Maintained solid safety record with no OSHA-recordable incidents.
• Performed maintenance and reconducting work in varied weather conditions.

• working as part of the western power distribution/transmission network
• general maintenance of the distribution/transmission network
• pole replacement
• house service replacement
• earth resistance testing
• replacing transformers
• replacing re-closers
• stringing conductor/ABC
• working on crane borer
• working as part of a team

• all aspects of transmission line work
• stringing 132kv 275kv 400kv
• re-insulation
• termination/sagging/and backhanging
• working on twin/triple/and quad conductor
• tower erection
• tower assembly
• changing steal old for new
• working as a charge hand
• working as part of a team
• applying tower dress earth system

• tower painting
• working on electrical structures 132kv/275kv/400kv
• tower climbing using rope access
• working as part of a team

• tower painting
• working on tower structures 132kv/275kv/400kv
• climbing towers using rope access
• working as part of a team