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Steel Utility Pole Training - Experienced Steel poles are becoming an increasingly important component of a distribution system, offering benefits over wooden poles to both utility companies who deploy them and to lineworkers that install and maintain them. Steel poles are used by more... | |||||
Steel Utility Pole Training - Experienced Steel poles used for distribution system applications are commonly furnished as single-piece poles if they are less than 60 feet in length. Occasionally, multiple-section poles are specified, as in situations where additional height is needed for... | |||||
Steel Utility Pole Training - Experienced Installing a utility pole safely requires advanced planning, the ability to use several types of equipment, and knowledge of rigging to lift and control heavy loads. The type of equipment used will vary from company to company and with the... | |||||
Steel Utility Pole Training - Experienced Climbing a steel pole is not significantly different from its wooden counterpart, but obviously, there are differences. Climbing gear such as the strapped-on leg "climbers" with their sharp gaffs designed for wood can't be used at all on steel... | |||||
Steel Utility Pole Training - Experienced When working on steel pole structures with energized lines and equipment, the procedures are essentially the same as for wooden poles, but there are a few differences. | |||||
Steel Utility Pole Training - Experienced This section includes a discussion of electrical engineering concepts associated with steel poles and energized systems. | |||||
Steel Utility Pole Training - Experienced This glossary contains terms pertinent to working with steel distribution poles. The meanings of the terms are given in that context. |