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re: Will be working as an Electrician at a plant in January. What exactly am I'm gonna do?
Posted on 12/24/22 at 2:02 pm to CSinLC
Posted on 12/24/22 at 2:02 pm to CSinLC
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First you'll have to learn their policies and safety procedures. Always wear your PPE! Listen to all announcements. Obey all signage. Ask questions if unsure.
Found the safety director ^
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Posted on 12/24/22 at 2:04 pm to johnnyrocket
Be careful of induced voltage currents, while dragging cable in trays with live cables . The amperage is low, but the voltage will kick your butt. Real incident, measured 600 volts on an open ended cable, electrician pooped his trousers.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 2:06 pm to CaptBaw
You mean youll be a helper/laboror
Posted on 12/24/22 at 3:01 pm to jamiegla1
Your job will be to tell the electricians if you see anyone with a clipboard walking up.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 3:04 pm to CaptBaw
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as a helper.
You are a helper, but will be working as an Electrician? You will be doing whatever the electricians tell you to do.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 3:14 pm to CaptBaw
Shouldn’t you ask your fricking employer dipwad
Posted on 12/24/22 at 3:33 pm to CaptBaw
Since you are gonna be a helper, you about to do the crappy jobs, carry equipment, pick up after the job, etc
Posted on 12/24/22 at 4:00 pm to CaptBaw
Cleaning out all the Port-A-Potties. 
You will be doing all the grunt work. Pulling wires, toting tools, wire, conduit.
Listen to what to superintendent says very closely.
BTW, don't be a brown-nosing dork.
Try to learn every day.
You will be doing all the grunt work. Pulling wires, toting tools, wire, conduit.
Listen to what to superintendent says very closely.
BTW, don't be a brown-nosing dork.
Try to learn every day.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 4:01 pm to CaptBaw
Posted on 12/24/22 at 4:01 pm to CaptBaw
Cutting unistrut , threading and bending conduit to start.
I’d imagine you’ll be on a wire pulling crew or the like. If you work hard and learn it’s a good job . They need people who will show up, work safe and want to learn. If you do those you will stay busy.
That’s what I started with 26 years ago.
I’d imagine you’ll be on a wire pulling crew or the like. If you work hard and learn it’s a good job . They need people who will show up, work safe and want to learn. If you do those you will stay busy.
That’s what I started with 26 years ago.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 4:23 pm to CaptBaw
Shock the shite of yourself. That’s what you’re going to do.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 4:26 pm to pdubya76
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If you work hard and learn it’s a good job . They need people who will show up, work safe and want to learn. If you do those you will stay busy.
This. While you are young you can go work turnarounds and projects around the region and make some good money.
Depending on the location and labor market, you might can get $100 or so per diem a day. Find a roommate or two and that gets to be nice extra money
Posted on 12/24/22 at 5:21 pm to CaptBaw
Get an "ugly's book"
Stay a step ahead of your journeyman
Take off anything metal and hanging if you are working in cans inside a MCC/starter house.
Pull wire.
Look up how to bend conduit.
Buy you a "no dog" for conduit bending.
Get an multimeter. Greenlee is fine manufacturer for entry. shite might get stolen before you can get a job box of your own to store your shite.
Look up how to run a "power pony"
Good set of insulated screw drivers. Take care of them and don't knick the insulation.
Stay a step ahead of your journeyman
Take off anything metal and hanging if you are working in cans inside a MCC/starter house.
Pull wire.
Look up how to bend conduit.
Buy you a "no dog" for conduit bending.
Get an multimeter. Greenlee is fine manufacturer for entry. shite might get stolen before you can get a job box of your own to store your shite.
Look up how to run a "power pony"
Good set of insulated screw drivers. Take care of them and don't knick the insulation.
This post was edited on 12/25/22 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 12/24/22 at 5:37 pm to jamiegla1
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waiting for a permit
We're about to have a safety meeting... come back after lunch
Posted on 12/24/22 at 5:48 pm to CaptBaw
Go to Harbor Freight and buy the good conduit stretcher. The cheap ones break easily and you’ll want to invest in quality tools.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 6:12 pm to CaptBaw
Change electric tape on everything plugged in to a different color every month.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 6:15 pm to CaptBaw
Always lick your fingers before touching any wire to see if it’s live.
Posted on 12/24/22 at 6:26 pm to CaptBaw
Posted on 12/24/22 at 6:27 pm to Bamafig
Learn how to read a tape measure
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