South Plains Electric hosts electrical safety demonstration

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Apprentice Lineman Kervyn Poitevent rises in a buck truck during a demonstration.

Students try on lineman protective gear, including rubber sleeves, which can withstand up to 30,000 volts of electricity.

Students examine a lineman’s climbing belt.

Foreman Cory Bachausen holds up a defibrillator, a device which is sometimes used during poletop rescues to restore a normal heartbeat to lineman that have suffered electrical contact injuries.

Pole Top Maintenance Jace Martin demonstrates a poletop rescue, an exercise which simulates a lineman having an electrical contact injury and becoming unconscious at the top of a pole.

Journeyman Lineman Jason Smoot informs students of the importance of electrical safety.

Member Service Representative Supervisor Jim Lile explains how conductors work during an arcing demonstration.

Students learn to use lineman tools.