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Course ID
TDB105

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course examines hazards that may be present during overhead line maintenance operations. The course also introduces protective equipment designed to create a barrier between linemen and high voltage lines and equipment, and reviews safety practices that will help ensure a safe work environment.

COURSE GOALS

  • Discuss safety practices associated with overhead line maintenance.
  • Identify potential electrical, structural, and climbing hazards associated with overhead line maintenance.
  • Identify and discuss the function of protective equipment used during overhead line maintenance.

 

SUBJECTS AND OBJECTIVES

Safety Overview

  • Describe the proper attitude toward safety in overhead line maintenance.
  • Identify electrical hazards in overhead line maintenance.
  • Identify structural hazards in overhead line maintenance.
  • Describe storage procedures for equipment used in overhead line maintenance.

Care and Use of Safety Equipment

  • Identify safety equipment commonly used in overhead line maintenance.
  • Describe the proper testing and maintenance procedures for safety equipment.
  • Explain the proper use of safety equipment.

Climbing Safety

  • Explain how to store and inspect climbing equipment.
  • Identify some of the most common hazards that may be found prior to climbing a pole.

Electrical Hazards

  • Identify types of circuits and voltage levels.
  • Identify grounds and grounded equipment.
  • Describe how to create a safe work area using insulating covers.

Safety With Tools and Equipment

  • Describe safe methods of using tools and equipment designed for overhead line maintenance.

Pole Top Rescue

  • Describe how to safely handle an electrical shock victim when he’s on a pole.
  • Explain the correct way to tie a handline to an electrical shock victim.
  • Describe how to safely lower an electrical shock victim from a pole.