Fully updated with the latest NEC and OSHA standards, this one-stop portable guide contains the crucial electrical data, formulas, calculations, and safety information essential at any jobsite. The Lineman's and Cableman's Field Manual, Second Edition, provides easy-to-follow details on constructing, operating, and maintaining both overhead and underground electric distribution and transmission lines. Helpful charts, tables, diagrams, equations, and definitions are included throughout this handy resource.

The new edition of the manual covers:

• Line conductors
• Cable, splices, and terminations
• Distribution voltage transformers
• Wood-pole structures
• Guying
• Lightning and surge protection
• Fuses
• Inspection and maintenance plans
• Tree trimming
• Rope, knots, splices, and gear
• Grounding
• Protective grounds
• Safety equipment and rescue

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. The Electric System
• Chapter 2. Line Conductors
• Chapter 3. Cable, Splices, and Terminations
• Chapter 4. Distribution Voltage Transformers
• Chapter 5. Wood-Pole Structures
• Chapter 6. Guying
• Chapter 7. Lightning and Surge Protection
• Chapter 8. Fuses
• Chapter 9. Inspection and Maintenance of Substations, Transmission Lines, and Distribution Lines
• Chapter 10. Tree Trimming
• Chapter 11. Ropes, Knots, Splices, and Gear
• Chapter 12. Grounding
• Chapter 13. Protective Grounds
• Chapter 14. Safety Equipment and Rescue
• Chapter 15. OSHA 1910.269