Used mostly to
insulate large
electrical capacitors and
transformers, PCBs were one of the most widely used industrial substances on Earth until they were banned in the United States, and most other developed countries, in the late 1970s.
Install, remove, maintain and repair overhead and underground distribution, systems and equipment such as poles, towers, enclosures, ducts and piping and
electrical or other apparatus such as
transformers, switches, capacitors, pot heads, protective devices, cooling or
insulating equipment, emergency gear and automatic cooling or
insulating equipment, emergency gear and automatic reclosers.