Intro to Overhead Linework

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the basic fundamentals of overhead linework, and installation techniques. During this intensive training period students will learn to become comfortable working with the tools and equipment used to build an overhead distribution system. Students will be introduced to and become familiar with important sections of safety in the utility industry including the effects of electrical shock and burns. Basic hand tools will be assigned and students will learn how to care for and use the equipment. Students will also be trained in CPR-AED and OSHA 10. Students will be trained in the use of company derricks and buckets. For those students who express a desire to learn to climb utility poles, instruction will be provided. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Electric Power Utility Technology Program.