{"id":38284,"date":"2021-05-01T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/?p=38284"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T22:55:13","slug":"ensure-a-safe-climb-for-nli-linemen-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/ensure-a-safe-climb-for-nli-linemen-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensure a Safe Climb for NLI Linemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Elissa Glassman<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38285\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-38285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/May2021-lineman_Page_1_Image_0001-edit-177x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"340\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lineman John Holbert wants you to know that placing signs on poles endangers his life. Please respect his workspace and do not place signs on power poles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here are a few steps Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) members can take to protect and help ensure the safety of our line crews on the job.<\/p>\n<p>NLI line crews climb poles on a consistent basis, and whenever people hang signs on the poles with tacks or nails or use poles for other purposes, it can be dangerous for the line crews.<\/p>\n<p>Even though a sign may have been torn down from a pole, the nails can remain and end up tearing or cracking a line worker\u2019s glove, causing exposure to electric current. If the line worker should slip, serious lacerations and injury can occur.<\/p>\n<p>According to Idaho statute 18-7029, placing posters or promotional material on public or private property without permission is unlawful. Any violation of this statute is considered a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n<p>Please remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not hang signs or nail objects to the pole. The nails or staples could also cause a lineman to slip when he climbs the pole.<\/li>\n<li>Do not hang birdhouses, basketball hoops, or antenna on electrical poles. Line crews will have great difficulty climbing around them, creating a hazard for a line worker, who may slip or fall.<\/li>\n<li>Do not attach fences to the pole, or take dirt from around the pole.<\/li>\n<li>Please use common sense around utility poles. Show your appreciation for those who work so hard to make sure you have reliable electric service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Elissa Glassman Here are a few steps Northern Lights, Inc. (NLI) members can take to protect and help ensure the safety of our line crews on the job. NLI line crews climb poles on a consistent basis, and whenever people hang signs on the poles with tacks or nails or use poles for other [&hellip;]\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":38285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[218,220],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38284"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nli.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}