Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Tension Load Linesman Tool And Its Importance

By Bonnie Contreras


Some people spend their working lives hanging from poles secured only by a leather strap, for the sole purpose of maintaining our power cables. The tension load linesman tool is one of the tools they depend on when working in these conditions. Using this item they can connect the damaged or severed cables while they safely work on the repair to our main power grid.

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.

Like the people these tools are out in the worst of the weather and need to be rugged to survive the hash environment. Freezing conditions, wind rain and snow all find the weaknesses in our power network and that is when we need these people doing the repairs. As soon as the conditions are half decent they are out there getting us up and running again.

So when winter approaches and we complain that we have no heat or light, and can not watch TV or play games, these people are out in the thick of it getting our power restored to us as quickly as possible. Enabling us once more to relax and get back to our regular activities in comfort and safety. We should thank these people for their hard work but we think nothing of what they go through for our comfort.

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 lack of fear and sheer determination these people show as they work in dangerous conditions. They climb high structures to reach cables carrying even higher voltage, to work with all their skill, in all weathers. They keep our country running by sheer will power alone.

They are not considered heroes or given any thought or praise as we go through our daily lives. They work every day just like the rest of us for a wage to pay the bills. Yet if they were not there our lives would be a lot less normal and we ourselves would be unable to prepare for and go to work.

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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