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The lineworker wears special conductive clothing that is connected to the live power line, at which point the line and the lineworker are at the same potential, allowing the lineworker to handle the wire. The lineworker may still be electrocuted if he or she completes an electrical circuit, for example by handling both ends of a broken conductor.
A worker may use a conducting wand during the approach to first make the connection. Once on the line, the worker is safe from shock as both the lineworker and the wire are at the same electric potential, and hence no current passes through their body. This is the same principle as that which allows birds to safely sit on power lines.
Lineworker, one who installs and maintains electrical power, telephone, or telegraph lines; Lineman (gridiron football), a position in American football; Head linesman, the American football official in charge of the chain crew; Assistant referee (association football) or linesman; Linesmen, officials in ice hockey; Line umpire, an official in ...
Southeast Lineman Training Center, founded in 1999, is a vocational school offering training programs for people wanting to enter the linework industry. They offer two different programs, the Electrical Lineworker Program (ELP) and the Communications Lineworker Program (CLP), that are offered multiple times each year.
2002 - Lineworker Certification Program established for power companies seeking journey-level certification for their lineworkers. 2003 - Campus expansion project increases facility square footage from 6,000 square feet (560 m 2 ) to 24,000 square feet (2,200 m 2 ).
Lineman's pliers (US English), Kleins (genericized trademark, US usage), linesman pliers (Canadian English), side cutting linesman pliers [1] and combination pliers (UK / US English) are a type of pliers used by lineworkers, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable, and small metalwork components.
Lineworker (occupation) → Lineman (occupation) — See the discussion above in part. Lineman is the most common and prevelant usage for what's described in the article. Lineworker or Lineperson is really only used by people trying to be PC, which wikipedia does not need to be. Kevin_b_er 16:58, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
Richard J. Callahan (born December 4, 1941) [1] is an American communications industry businessman. He is best known for his role as the head of US West International, and for starting or leading cable and wireless projects in 18 different countries.