Lineman Life - Jun 7th, 2024
 
 
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07

Lineman Life

Celebrating the Line Trade
 
Bruce Thompson, a retired foreman, invented a new way for lineworkers to ensure proper positioning when working on poles.
Ameren donates eight steel poles to help luminate a ball field in Valmeyer, Illinois.
This narrated version of T&D World's February 2024 cover story explores how NYPA uses fiber-optic sensing to identify power line conditions in real time.
The Department of Labor announced the final rule updating the Hazard Communication Standard to better protect workers and first responders,
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The premier event of its kind. The Lineman’s Rodeo attracts the best linemen from around the world to compete in events based on traditional lineman tasks and skills. The first Lineman’s Rodeo was held in September 1984, with twelve participating teams from Kansas and Missouri. The Rodeo has grown to over 300 teams and 450 apprentices.

Storm response was one of nine awards categories for which suppliers were honored at a May 14 event hosted by Entergy.
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) conducts its annual storm drill, simulating a Category 4 hurricane, to fortify preparedness ahead of the 2024 hurricane season.
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Nations facing demand challenges from urbanization, a burgeoning middle class, and increasing use of electric heating, vehicles, and heat pumps rely on diesel, coal, or hydropower.
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The electric utility industry has been afflicted by punishing wildfires for decades, and the problem has seemed to peak in recent years. The toll of destruction has included millions of acres of land burned per year, lives lost, habitats destroyed, and...