Im no lineman but looks like a service tech working on data cables, power lines look to be a fair bit above the guy. Still a danger to work around of you don't know wtf you're doing but as far as i can see the guys doing what he should be doing
Then the feet should be flipped so that the "cleats" of the ladder are in the ground to avoid slipping.
Also being that close to the pole, all the tension on the stand is too his right causing the slack to be too his left. Meaning of your story's occurs there's a solid chance his ladder slides to the left resulting in him falling because the ladder shifts.
I'm a cable technician, he's actually doing well except for ppe. Should have a helmet, belt, and strap to connect the belt to the line in case of fall. As long as you stay 18" from the power lines at the top, you're good to go.
Ladder looks good, hooks are to prevent the ladder from falling and dont actually have to be resting on the strand. Boots look okay but perhaps the heel is a bit small, hard to tell. Wearing high vis. Needs a hard hat, safety glasses (cant see them) and either to belt in to the ladder and strand or have a fall protection harness clipped to the strand.
So basically the fails are hardhat and fall protection.
Ill assume he used a voltage detector on the strand and the pole as well as a stab test and knock test on the pole (ideally both poles he's between) though i doubt it. His clearance is good.
The hooks on the top of the ladder are designed to hang on the messenger cable that supports the low-voltage cabling, even in mid-span. (which is very bouncy and exciting to climb).
Source: did a stretch doing cable TV installation back in the day.
This is safe, telecommunications strands are usually 6M or 10M strand, they have a breaking strength rating to 6000 to 10,000lbs depending on which strand is used. Ladders tech use will generally have hooks on them to hook onto the strand for support so they can climb up and access terminals or run new drop cables.
So... everyone talking about how this is safe bc he's using strand hooks on the ladder.
He doesn't have proper ANYTHING on so yea it fits on this sub.
Source. Safety guy at a cable company.
Edit: after looking those hooks aren't even holding his ladder. They're designed to hook onto the cable line he's working on. They're like a foot above the lines
The bottom 4 are telecommunications lines, bottom 3 look to be copper cable maybe the 3rd from the bottom has fiber and the 4th is coax based on the terminal. The voltage in these is extremely, extremely low. Biggest electrical shock risk is if there is a fault and the pole line isn't grounded properly.
It’s a non-issue, there is a carrier cable that is stupid strong (I’ve seen them stop a dump truck) that everything is attached to. This is how you access the span for whatever reason (tap, punchdown…)
Come to think about it, I too have seen in front of my eyes stop a dump truck and lift after he, I guess, hit a button while driving and started lifting it.
Sometimes down the line a high wire (or tree branch etc) could be making contact with low wires. I’ve seen it happen and it charged the home cable wires enough to catch multiple houses on fire. This is just stupid, unless this person works for the electric/cable company and knows what they’re doing.
The ladder has cable hooks. So he's fine to be supported by the cables. The only issue I see is the lack of hardhat.
And that the hioks don't don't seem to actually be on the wire.
They don't have to be. If the ladder feet were to slip, the hooks would catch the wires.
Yeah. That makes sense. I just use a bucket truck or clumb the pole, so I've never used the ladder hooks before.
this
And a body belt
To anchor to what?
I’m convinced that the people who post here have never done an ounce of work in their entire lives.
Im no lineman but looks like a service tech working on data cables, power lines look to be a fair bit above the guy. Still a danger to work around of you don't know wtf you're doing but as far as i can see the guys doing what he should be doing
Yeah Telco of some sorts
At that height it's all low voltage and the ladder seems to be a fiberglass one, so non-conductive in that case.
He doesn't appear to be with the utility company
I used to work for att the placement is safe but no helmet and no belt is a pretty big no no.
Att used to have us tie it off at the top using straps
The hat is to prevent touching cables with the head?
He’s hooked on the joint use lines, this is very standard practice.
The only thing missing would be a hard hat
The rest is pretty standard
Nope. Also missing a safety belt.
This is how it’s done by every phone line or cable tech. I even have one of these ladders with the hooks that go over the low voltage lines.
It's done similar. He has no PPE and the hooks are not actually doing him any good. So he's risking it for the biscuit
If the feet slip those hooks will still catch the wires. They dont need to be on the wire the whole time.
Then the feet should be flipped so that the "cleats" of the ladder are in the ground to avoid slipping.
Also being that close to the pole, all the tension on the stand is too his right causing the slack to be too his left. Meaning of your story's occurs there's a solid chance his ladder slides to the left resulting in him falling because the ladder shifts.
I'm a cable technician, he's actually doing well except for ppe. Should have a helmet, belt, and strap to connect the belt to the line in case of fall. As long as you stay 18" from the power lines at the top, you're good to go.
Same though former tech and now safety guy.
Ladder looks good, hooks are to prevent the ladder from falling and dont actually have to be resting on the strand. Boots look okay but perhaps the heel is a bit small, hard to tell. Wearing high vis. Needs a hard hat, safety glasses (cant see them) and either to belt in to the ladder and strand or have a fall protection harness clipped to the strand.
So basically the fails are hardhat and fall protection.
Ill assume he used a voltage detector on the strand and the pole as well as a stab test and knock test on the pole (ideally both poles he's between) though i doubt it. His clearance is good.
Overall. B-
The hooks on the top of the ladder are designed to hang on the messenger cable that supports the low-voltage cabling, even in mid-span. (which is very bouncy and exciting to climb).
Source: did a stretch doing cable TV installation back in the day.
This is safe, telecommunications strands are usually 6M or 10M strand, they have a breaking strength rating to 6000 to 10,000lbs depending on which strand is used. Ladders tech use will generally have hooks on them to hook onto the strand for support so they can climb up and access terminals or run new drop cables.
Nope. Missing a lot of PPE. Hardhat and belt.
The hooks are also not resting on the strand but sitting above it.
So... everyone talking about how this is safe bc he's using strand hooks on the ladder.
He doesn't have proper ANYTHING on so yea it fits on this sub.
Source. Safety guy at a cable company.
Edit: after looking those hooks aren't even holding his ladder. They're designed to hook onto the cable line he's working on. They're like a foot above the lines
So much stuff wrong with this pic. It’s absolutely wild.
Those are the low voltage lines right? So is the only issue he is using them to hold the ladder up?
The bottom 4 are telecommunications lines, bottom 3 look to be copper cable maybe the 3rd from the bottom has fiber and the 4th is coax based on the terminal. The voltage in these is extremely, extremely low. Biggest electrical shock risk is if there is a fault and the pole line isn't grounded properly.
Tbf, that feels like a very big issue. (I’m not an electricity-wizard, maybe this is more standard than I realize, but I kinda doubt it).
Oh, it’s a bug issue to me but sometimes the rules shock me. Maybe a lineman will show up and tell us.
It’s a non-issue, there is a carrier cable that is stupid strong (I’ve seen them stop a dump truck) that everything is attached to. This is how you access the span for whatever reason (tap, punchdown…)
Come to think about it, I too have seen in front of my eyes stop a dump truck and lift after he, I guess, hit a button while driving and started lifting it.
Sometimes down the line a high wire (or tree branch etc) could be making contact with low wires. I’ve seen it happen and it charged the home cable wires enough to catch multiple houses on fire. This is just stupid, unless this person works for the electric/cable company and knows what they’re doing.
Now in my neighbors yard. Guys was chill he looked very cold.
Gonna be even more fun when the zappy zappy comes into play!