Sunday, November 17, 2013

The Importance Of A Tension Load Linesman Tool

By Bonnie Contreras


For someone up a pole suspended by little more than a piece of leather dealing with high voltage cables the importance of a tension load linesman tool becomes pretty obvious. The tool bridges the gap between broken or faulty cables while new ones are put into place. This allows the person to work freely and safely to replace the cable.

Like all the rest of these workers tools, this has to be something that can be carried easily on a belt, while being strong and reliable to do the job it is designed for. When climbing steel frameworks or hanging from poles having everything at hand for instant access is a must. The last thing anyone wants is to be in the middle of a major job when an item lets you down.

This type of work is much more necessary in bad weather. This is the time when the weaknesses in any points of the cables become apparent. Blizzards, ice and rain test everything to the limit including the people and their tools, but as soon as the worst is over this team of intrepid workers is soon on the job.

When winter comes and we are sat at home complaining we have no light or heat we should be thinking of these people who are out in the harsh conditions getting our power restored. As we sulk we are missing our favourite program or want to play games and can not, these people are hard at work to get us back to normal. Allowing us once again to be comfortable and warm in our homes relaxing with our hobbies.

The life these people live is hard and very different to our normality. They travel across the country to the remotest spots often in the roughest conditions to maintain the power to our most distant outposts. They are on the move all the time and have little chance of being with friends and family especially during winter festivals.

The bravery they show and skills and strength they use to do this work, climbing high structures to work with high voltage cables sets them apart from the rest. They keep the energy flowing so that the country can work. Factories, offices, transport and the government would all be lost without power.

Yet they are unsung heroes. Working for a pay packet like you and I. Turning up for work everyday, moving from job to job to make sure we all have the power we need at home and at work. Just to ensure that we too can get ready, turn up for our work and do other necessary tasks.

With all this in mind, the importance of a tension load linesman tool in these workers belt harnesses, along with all the other items they require is absolutely clear. If the tool was not working properly or broken it would make their job almost impossible. Because of the locality of their work a broken item could cost days in repair time while another was located to replace it.




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