https://iaeimagazine.org/columns/beyond-the-service-point/maintaining-and-inspecting-wood-poles-the-big-picture-and-practical-approaches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maintaining-and-inspecting-wood-poles-the-big-picture-and-practical-approaches Articles promoting safe electrical installations, electrical safety and the electrical industry. Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://iaeimagazine.org/columns/beyond-the-service-point/maintaining-and-inspecting-wood-poles-the-big-picture-and-practical-approaches/#comment-1926 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 18:19:49 +0000 https://iaeimagazine.org/?p=20694#comment-1926 These types of inspections need to be methodical and not overly complicated. As a student engineer working for an electric utility, I was assigned the engineering design work to replace rotting poles. A non-urgent task that provided great hands-on training. The inspections were done by an experienced (older) lineman who could properly assess the condition of the pole and the urgency of replacement.

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