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The Importance of Cluster Bars While Performing De-Energized Line Maintenance

The Importance of Cluster Bars While Performing De-Energized Line Maintenance

To maintain worker safety while performing de-energized and grounded line maintenance, two...

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Personal Protective Ground Set Care and Maintenance

Personal Protective Ground Set Care and Maintenance

CHANCE® Personal Protective Ground Sets are an important tool for lineworkers to use during...

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Reducing Hazards of Step and Touch Potential

Reducing Hazards of Step and Touch Potential

What is Step and Touch Potential? While performing energized or de-energized line work, there are...

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Primary vs. Secondary Protection For Rubber Gloving or Hotsticking

Primary vs. Secondary Protection For Rubber Gloving or Hotsticking

Energized line maintenance is a popular option for working on power lines. Two common methods for...

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What Training Do Linemen Need Today and Considerations For Your Line Crew

What Training Do Linemen Need Today and Considerations For Your Line Crew

There are few jobs that are more dangerous than that of a utility lineworker. A commitment to...

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Cover-Up Equipment: Selection and Care

Cover-Up Equipment: Selection and Care

Hard Plastic vs. Rubber Cover-Up Equipment Deciding which cover-up equipment is best for the job...

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Understanding Classes and Types of Rubber Insulating Blankets

Understanding Classes and Types of Rubber Insulating Blankets

Insulating rubber blankets for energized line maintenance come in a variety of sizes, classes and...

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CHANCE® Lineman Grade Tools™ Additional Cleaning to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

CHANCE® Lineman Grade Tools™ Additional Cleaning to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

During this time of heightened concern for cleanliness, here are some guidelines for additional...

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Why Use “H” Rated Clamps for Temporary Grounding

Why Use “H” Rated Clamps for Temporary Grounding

Prior to 2009, ASTM F855, Standard Specifications for Temporary Protective Grounds to Be Used on...

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International Lineman's Rodeo 2019 Wrap-Up

International Lineman's Rodeo 2019 Wrap-Up

It’s a bittersweet moment to look back on an event like the 36th Annual International Lineman’s...

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How often should you calibrate your CHANCE® Meters?

How often should you calibrate your CHANCE® Meters?

CHANCE® meters are used to detect line voltage, determine approximate phase-to-phase-voltage, check...

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Make a Smart Choice with a Smart Tool

Make a Smart Choice with a Smart Tool

No more squinting to read the voltage from the end of the hot stick – or relaying information to...

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Lineman Tools Tips: 5 Steps to Keep Cover-Up Equipment Like New

Lineman Tools Tips: 5 Steps to Keep Cover-Up Equipment Like New

Download the Cover-up Care Guide Here are five ways linemen can ensure their temporary protective...

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13 Steps to Replace an Insulator on a Tangent Structure

13 Steps to Replace an Insulator on a Tangent Structure

The safety procedures described below are the basic steps and necessary equipment linemen will...

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Cleaning & Inspecting Your Gloves in the Field

Cleaning & Inspecting Your Gloves in the Field

Properly inspecting and storing your rubber insulating gloves could save your life. Rubber...

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