Boots
Boots are an amazing piece of PPE for lineworkers. Steel toe or composite toe boots will be heavier but offer more protection for when a pole goes to rolling or a ground hand drops a wrench on your foot.
Hard Hat
Hard hats are a standard part of lineworkers’ PPE. They protect your head from getting boo-boos, but frankly, they won’t do much more than that.
Ground Hand
Ground Hands are poor souls who thought linework would be a good idea. We can’t blame them; it’s a requirement that their IQ be at most 70 (or so it seems).
Operator
Operators are ground hands with just enough experience to obtain a new title that allows them to sit on their butts and operate a digger derek while others do all the real work.
Foreman
Most men who hold the title “foreman” are washed-up Bucket Boys who are paid entirely too much to sit in their trucks while the crew earns their paycheck. That’s it. That’s all there is to them
Bucket Boy (Lineman)
A Bucket Boy is typically a narcissistic, egotistical, princess who believes their ability to make an aerial device move from A to B entitles them to people’s praise. There are many classes of Bucket Boy such as Journeyman, A, B, C – look at that, they know their ABCs!
Aerial Device (seriously)
Aerial devices are used to do aerial work…imagine that. They come in a variety of styles; Overcenter, Non-Overcenter, Telescopic, and Telescopic Articulating are your main ones. Aside from allowing bucket boys to accomplish their job without having to climb a pole, they come with a unique ability to inflate the ego of anyone who operates them.
Digger Derek
A digger Derek is a truck used to drill holes, set poles, and hang transformers.
Blinker Fluid
Blinker fluid is a chemical compound that illuminates when an electrical current is run through it. Without it, you won’t be able to signal other drivers or pass inspection.
Wire Stretcher
A wire stretcher is a piece of equipment, not used in powerlines, you can send new ground hands to search for.