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    SHELIA Guest

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    I am not a lineman but I do work for a Utility Contractor. I am trying to find ways to keep our guys safe while they are out in the field, that is why I joined this forum. You guys have been and/or there now and I would love to hear from you. It is a dangerous life that you live, I had no idea until I went out with our crews and they showed me what they do. I came back with a better understanding and a lot more respect for linemen. My prayers are with each one of you everyday.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SHELIA
    I am not a lineman but I do work for a Utility Contractor. I am trying to find ways to keep our guys safe while they are out in the field, that is why I joined this forum. You guys have been and/or there now and I would love to hear from you. It is a dangerous life that you live, I had no idea until I went out with our crews and they showed me what they do. I came back with a better understanding and a lot more respect for linemen. My prayers are with each one of you everyday.
    Shelia,
    I would suggest that you take a couple of evenings and read about the accidents that are being talked about.
    Concentrate on just the accidents and you will get an eyeful.
    Safety starts at the top.
    Unless the owners believe that the most important thing that goes out of the yard every day are the workers your not there yet.
    It's a whole culture thing. It does no good to preach safety daily and when the pressure is on throw caution to the wind.
    The owners have to "walk the walk and talk the talk".
    Linemen are smart and they'll spot a phony in a New York minute.
    The supervisors have to ensure that the company policy is followed regardless of the time schedules.
    You better have good safety rules and make the workers follow them.
    Those who don't follow them go down the tracks kicking stones. Otherwise you'll be planting them.
    The Old Lineman

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    Craig Rauchen Guest

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    There's a FREE magazine that can help you called INCIDENT PREVENTION. I get it every so often and it's got alot of good articles all about utility safety.

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    SHELIA Guest

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    I would like to thank you both for your information. I have been reading all the posts about the recent accidents that have happened and I fell so bad for their families. There is not a day that I do not tell our guys to be careful out there and to take care of themselves and their crewmembers. I have printed some of the posts, I let our linemen read them, I am hoping that they will learn from these brave men, the ones that have lost their lives as well as the ones that have lived to tell about it. I know that it has opened my eyes! I would like to thank you again Old Lineman for letting me know to research back issues, and I would like to thank Craig Rauchen for the IP idea, I just subscribed. Thanks again for all your help!
    Last edited by SHELIA; 08-02-2006 at 11:43 AM.

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    matt 1245 Guest

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    The Safest Thing You Can Do. Is Stay At Your Desk, And Give Your Job To A Older Linemen. Becuse If You Came To My Job Sit All Hell Would Brake Lose

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    Quote Originally Posted by matt 1245
    The Safest Thing You Can Do. Is Stay At Your Desk, And Give Your Job To A Older Linemen. Becuse If You Came To My Job Sit All Hell Would Brake Lose

    I would rather have a female who is genuinely interested in safety than a guy who just came into the industry wanting to make a buck, then use the title to move on to another employer bragging that he was a safety expert for linemen.
    One thing you would already know is that she wasn't a lineman or a half assed lineman trying to BS her way through.
    You might be surprised what someone who is really interested in research can do for you by providing information that otherwise would go unknown. It doesn't take a lineman to ensure that your worker's comp is in order, that proper training is secured, that accident reports aren't botched, etc.
    She might even be able to teach you how to spell.
    The Old Lineman

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    matt 1245 Guest

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    Let Me Gess, She Well Want Me To Chauk My Tiers, And Make Sure All The Paper Work Is Filled Out Right. Can You Tell Me When The Last Time That Saved Someones Life. Put A Linemen In That Position, When He Comes To The Jobsit. Thats Another Set Of Eyes That Understands What He Is Looking At, With Alot Of Experience. Now That Saves Lifes. By The Sound Of Your Commets You Must Work Utility Hand
    P.s. Ibew 1245 Outside Cont. :d :d

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    Quote Originally Posted by old lineman
    I would rather have a female who is genuinely interested in safety than a guy who just came into the industry wanting to make a buck, then use the title to move on to another employer bragging that he was a safety expert for linemen.
    One thing you would already know is that she wasn't a lineman or a half assed lineman trying to BS her way through.
    You might be surprised what someone who is really interested in research can do for you by providing information that otherwise would go unknown. It doesn't take a lineman to ensure that your worker's comp is in order, that proper training is secured, that accident reports aren't botched, etc.
    She might even be able to teach you how to spell.
    The Old Lineman
    couldnt have said it better myself, these kids must be driving you crazy sometimes.

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    Don't get me wrong, I'd far sooner have a lineman.
    The trouble is that these types of jobs don't usually pay lineman's wages so linemen never apply. I take that back.
    Linemen with one arm, mangled fingers, or a bad back do! In these cases it's usually a company trying to find a hole to hide someone. Admirable I guess, that's if they have credibility and are interested in the role.
    By the way if you are relying on a safety person to correct your mistakes your already in trouble. 99.99999% of the time they are somewhere else.
    The person with that responsibility is #1 yourself, #2 your pole partner, #3 your immediate supervisor. Supervisors who don't watch out for errors and advise their subordinates aren't supervising. They are where the rubber meets the road.
    The Old Lineman

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    matt 1245 Guest

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    I agree 100%, i just wish we could take care of the old hands out there. and i woud hope they don,t take it as a down grade. but you know it's hard to change a linemens train of thought.

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