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Lineman grade tools
Written by John Delsman
The safety procedures described below are the basic steps and necessary equipment linemen will...
Written by Joseph Cardona
Properly inspecting and storing your rubber insulating gloves could save your life. Rubber...
Written by Jason Dettmar
Linemen often ask about the life expectancy of a hotstick. While there is no exact answer to this...
Written by Jason Dettmar
In the event of a fault current, milliohms can make the difference between a lineman going home for...
Written by Billy Webber
When overhead electrical line workers employ proper personal protective grounding practices they...
Written by Joseph Cardona
There are different methods to produce rubber insulating gloves. Hubbell Power Systems’ CHANCE®...
Written by Joseph Cardona
Rubber insulating gloves are a critical piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when working...
Written by Marty Admire
The CHANCE® DC hi-pot adapter has proven to be a very valuable tool for locating faulted cables in...
Written by Jason Dettmar
Recent updates to OSHA 1910.269(n) and 1926.962 have emphasized the responsibility of the employer...
Written by Rafael Stoutz
You’ll probably never see anyone trying to use an elbow-puller tool for anything except what its...
Written by Jason Dettmar
“We have been searching for better ways to implement our policy for substation grounding almost...
Written by Hubbell Power Systems
Hot line maintenance appears to have begun in the early 1900’s with a few homemade tools. Tools and...
Written by Hubbell Power Systems
For the hoist user, long-term dependable performance is easy to obtain by following simple work...
Written by Hubbell Power Systems
Each hot line tool should be wiped clean and visually inspected for defects before use each day. If...