Nationwide CATV Services A lineman s job is often mistaken as simplistic by those who don t understand strand placement. The appropriate skills, experience, a continuing awareness of safety practises and an understanding of the inherent hazards of the job are necessary to be a lineman.
Sensible operation Consider the stranding operation.
While framing poles and stringing the strand through the clamps, the crew may set the clamps loosely because they know the pull slows and becomes more difficult if they set them with the correct amount of tightness necessary to prevent the strand from sagging between poles. These devices are placed at the strand clamp at various intervals along a run while the strand is pulled out. They allow for one-way slippage of the strand through the device, and are designed as protection against sliding back through clamps. These clamps should be used properly and strategically. The vehicle being used should never move at full-speed when travelling from one pole to the next.