Grant PUD line safety demo focused on safety
A fake squirrel comes in contact with energized electrical lines, and it’s not a good outcome for the squirrel. Brandon Hughes, journeyman lineman, shows the consequences in the Lineman Safety demonstration put on every night of the Grant County Fair by volunteers from the Grant County PUD line crews.
CHERYL SCHWEIZER/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
Even after a metal ladder is removed from contact with an energized electrical line, the arc still follows it. That’s one of the lessons of the Lineman Safety demonstration by the Grant County PUD, which is presented every night of the Grant County Fair. Brandon Hughes demonstrates the electrical principle.
Journeyman lineman Austin Melseth climbs a pole during the Lineman Safety demonstration presented at the Grant County Fair by the Grant County PUD.
MOSES LAKE — It is the message of the Lineman Safety demonstration put on by Grant County Public Utility District that while it’s easy to forget power lines are overhead, the electricity they transit must be respected.
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