The technicians are involved in fitting, exclusion, and reordering outside plant services. Technicians link wires and cables to workstations and attach or disengage several types of hardware to system, wires, cables, and poles. The Lineworker sometimes works in severe climatic conditions like rain, freezing conditions, extreme heat, and snow. In fact, the poorer the weather, the extra work there generally is to complete.
In the lifeless situation of winter in the aftermath of a snowstorm, while everyone waits at home for power to be reestablished, linemen are in the air fixing downed power cables to make it come back normal. At times the technician climbs poles and ladders, to eliminate and rearrange devices.
The outside line technicians must be in sound physical condition to complete their jobs even in extreme weathers working in teams. A technician can work at the tower for an entire day when the maintenances work is going on, and should still have the strength and the energy to make it safely back to the ground after completion. It becomes even tougher, by the weight of tools and replacement equipment, which can add an extra 90 pounds to his load.
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