A few years ago I did elementary school presentations to a few local schools about our job and safety. Some hot teacher always asks what’s the most dangerous thing we do.
“The most dangerous thing a lineman will do is driving to the job, or running a chainsaw.”
It’s a lot safer doing HV work than LV with all the handcuffing safety procedures. There’s always some jobs that just can’t be done by following procedures, then the utility turns a blind eye and if something happens, it’s on the employee for failing to follow procedure…..lol. Their butts covered.
The tree/chainsaw module these guys/gals read in trade school, then the 6 hour practical course isn’t enough for someone that’s never ran a saw. I’ve seen certified UTT arborists that shouldn’t be dropping trees either. Some should stick to limbing……lol