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linemen groped through dense forests where their poles looked like toothpicks beside the towering pines and cedars.
Talking to reporter, President Wapda Hydro Union Hazara region Jameel Tanooli said this is very unfortunate that eight
linemen on duty have lost their lives in one years, adding that the shortage of staff, heavy workload and shortage of safety equipment were among the reasons of their deaths.
ISLAMABAD -- The Power Division has launched Lineman Safety Portal in all distribution companies (DISCOs) aimed at ensuring safety of operational staff at duty time particularly
Linemen, Line Superintendent and Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO).
LAHORE -- Hundreds of electricity workers took out a procession on Wednesday near Lakshmi Chowk under the aegis of the All Pakistan Wapda Hydroelectric Workers Union against the rising fatal and non-fatal accidents of
linemen at work.
He made these remarks during an address to a farewell ceremony held in the honour of six retiring Gepco
linemen here the other day.
He said he considers the facility as the first
linemen training center of TESDA in Mindanao.
Best thing about being an offensive lineman: The other offensive
linemen. Just a fun group of guys to be around.
MANILA, Philippines The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has renewed its cooperation with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for a skills training program for
linemen of electric cooperatives (ECs) and barangay electricians across the country.
Daltoso was part of a recruiting class last year that included offensive
linemen Logan Bathke and Jacob Capra, who also sat out a redshirt year.
A total of 137
linemen and engineers on board 38 vehicles were deployed by Meralco and its corporate social responsibility arm, One Meralco Foundation (OMF), to typhoon-stricken areas in Albay, Camarines Sur, Quezon, Catanduanes and Oriental Mindoro to assist the local electric cooperatives in power restoration.
Linemen, or otherwise known as power-line workers, are people who work with electricity in different phases such as troubleshooting, monitoring and repairing of the overhead transmission lines [1].