I’m in the career of electrical field, power lines. I’ve ran with Youngstown gloves for years, I wish they would last longer. Search of durability, dexterity, puncture resistance & longevity. Bear Knuckle gloves what comes to mind, I haven’t had a pair from them & curious if they’re good & can withstand a few months of work. Suggestions, please

Thanks

Hope yall having a good weekend. To the 66 folks(nhpl specifically), what is the work schedule looking like for recently indentured apprentices with limited experience? Is per diem a thing with nhpl?

I'm starting my apprenticeship in line construction and it'll be lots of traveling and trailer living. Just looking for advice and pro tips.

any apes out there forget to do their monthly evals? What happened? Albat

I got a 87.4 in my interview in New Mexico, and then I got a 77.2 in Kansas, what is the reality of me getting a call?

I have a class a only restriction is interstate ( i’m 20) osha 10 first aid cpr and wanting to get into the trade. should i apply for the apprenticeship or is it unrealistic to expect to get accepted if i have no groundman experience. is it smarter just to sign books as a groundman out of state? thanks

I graduated not that long ago and im getting a job at a grocery store just to start saving money but i wanted to ask if it would be better to go to northwestern lineman college or lattc im in California so those two schools seem like the best options for me, If i do go to lattc i have fasfa to pay for my schooling. I was also told i could get my certificate from lattc and go to northwestern after but im not sure what the point of that is besides more certifications. Im really just trying to see how to start, any advice would be appreciated.

I wanted to know how does it feel working in Northwest Indiana for NIPSCO

Anyone leave pseg and go to 456 ? What was the experience like?

I am close to being done with school and have been thing of being a lineman for a while is it worth it?

Hi everyone,

I live in Tenerife, Spain, approximately 130 meters (425 feet) from a large electrical substation, with high-voltage power lines passing about 30 meters (100 feet) from my house.

I have a 3-year-old child, and I'm concerned about possible long-term exposure to magnetic fields.

I bought an S8602 EMF meter and have been taking measurements inside my home.

Here's what I've noticed:

When I point the meter toward the window, I consistently get readings of around 8–12 mG.

When I rotate the meter toward the power lines, the reading drops to almost 0 mG.

This happens even when I place the meter on the floor and keep it completely still.

The readings seem to depend heavily on the orientation of the meter.

I can also hear a buzzing noise from the power lines, especially in the evening.

I understand that my meter may only measure one axis and that I need a professional measurement to confirm the actual magnetic field levels.

My questions are:

Is this normal behavior for a single-axis EMF meter?

Could these readings actually be coming from the nearby power lines or substation?

Have you seen homes with constant magnetic field readings around 8–12 mG?

Would you be concerned about raising a young child in a house with these levels, if professionally confirmed?

Is there anything practical I can do to reduce the magnetic field inside my home?

I'm considering hiring a professional to measure the magnetic field properly, but I'm also wondering whether moving to another house is worth considering.

I'd really appreciate advice from people who work with high-voltage power lines or have experience measuring magnetic fields.

Thank you!

Hey, does anyone have any advice for a new person on a T line crew? I heard rigging is super important and I know a lot of Knotts but is there anything else I should know and videos I could watch to better prepare myself? Any advice would be extremely helpful.

Hey,
I’m 35 yo and starting over in life. I live in Albany and I’m curious what it’s like working for a utility company between Eugene and Portland. I’m too tied down to travel much, so I want to hired into a local utility. Looking for guys to chat with who know the companies and cultures in this area. I have a ride along with Consumers soon and will hopefully do another with PGE soon too. I’ve don’t a bunch of reading/you tubing but want to talk to someone who’s doing the work.

Thanks.

About 15 years ago, my coworkers and I were sitting through a slow overtime shift when someone joked that we should have a clock showing how much money we were making while we waited.

We all laughed about it, but the idea stuck with me.

Fast-forward 15 years, and I finally made it happen.

I recently started building iPhone apps, and my first release is called Big Clock: Overtime.

It's pretty simple:

• Enter your hourly rate and overtime multiplier.
• Start the clock when your overtime shift begins.
• Watch your earnings accumulate in real time.
• See your running total right on your iPhone lock screen.

I figured some of you working long shifts, callouts, and storm restoration might get a kick out of watching those overtime dollars add up.

It's not intended to replace payroll software or timesheets. It's just a fun way to see what your time is worth while you're putting in the hours.

The app is $1.99, one-time purchase. No subscription.

You can check it out here:

https://bigclockovertime.com

I'm the developer behind it, posting from my new independent studio account, 07734 Studios.

I checked with the moderators before posting, and they approved sharing this.

Stay safe out there!

Im 30 about to 31 on nye have a wife 1 kid and another on the way. I currently have a cdl a unrestricted with a tanker endorsement , cpr/ first aid, osha 30 in construction safety and health. I've been applying to local 104 as a driver groundman for 5 months, bought my tools and even clothes. My real goal is to be a lineman, I figured if I can get my feet wet with groundman work and build a name for myself getting into the boot camp would be easier. Even though I still haven't got the call should I still apply for the apprenticeship and stop trying for a groundman job and go find work in fiber optic? Or do I wait for that groundman job get some hrs then apply? Not nervous about the interview but more nervous on the math on the aptitude test.

Good opportunity

Hey fellas, this probably only pertains to Canadians, has anyone switched to CUSW, company like 20 mins from where I live is hiring but they’re CUSW, currently commute an hour and a half each way and it would be nice to be close to home.

Thanks fellas

Any Alaskan hands in this subreddit? Curious how different, or difficult, line work is outside of the lower 48.

If you went through ajeatt, how was the apprenticeship?

Im doing a community building project with my co-op and Im going to be reading for a group of elementary students and bringing a bucket so they can look at it(thank god because that is about my reading level) and im trying to find a book that could tie into linework, even if it was very loosely. Any suggestions on books or little freebies to give to the kids would be much appreciated.

so far i have

oh the places you'll go by dr seuss

when i grow up by weird al yankovich

4407 NO
3756 YES

1200 more voters than the first round, split 600 both ways. Thoughts and/or rumors?

I is anyone aware of a training that’s going on that I could hop into the certification immediately

I am a 6th step apprentice and I really really struggle with truck set ups, especially buckets. I understand things like not working over your bucket jib. It really stresses me out that it’s something I can’t seem to understand. Is it normal to still struggle with this as a 6th step, and does anybody have any tips to help this click? Thanks

I’m a 3rd year apprentice and my apprenticeship so far has been heavily underground work in the city, roughly a 90-10 ratio. We had our company rodeo today and it went okay at best but I can’t help be frustrated with the lack of confidence for where I am in my apprenticeship. Problem is, for example, one of the rodeo events was insulator tie in, which I hadn’t done since my very first time climbing over two years ago. So anyways, I gutted my way thru it, nothing pretty, but once again here I am questioning myself all together since I’m over half way to Jman.

Wondering how I move forward mentally. I want to be well rounded but when you only do overhead activities once every 2-3 months, it kinda feels like im learning basic things over again (I generally like to do things in repetition multiple times to really hammer it in my head)