Thoroughly updated to reflect the 2017 National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), this authoritative resource highlights the principles and practices of electrical transmission and distribution line construction, operation, and maintenance . You will get comprehensive coverage of the newest equipment, techniques, and procedures along with current OSHA, ANSI, and ASTM regulations . Throughout, detailed illustrations and photos make it easy to comprehend the material, and self-test questions and exercise reinforcement key concepts. The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook, Thirteenth Edition, covers Electrical principles * Electrical systems * Substations * Transmission and distribution circuits * Construction specifications * Wood, aluminum, concrete, fiberglass, and steel structures and fields * Distribution automation and the smart grid * Emergency system restoration * Unloading, hauling, erecting, setting, and guying fields * Insulators, crossarms, and conductor supports * Line conductors * Distribution transformers * Lightning and surge protection * Fuses and substation relays * Switches, sectionalizers, and reclosers * Voltage regulators * Transmission tower erection * Stringing, sagging, and joint line conductors * Live-line maintenance * Grounding * Protective Grounds * Street lighting * Underground systems * Laying conduit * Manhole construction * Pulling and splicing cable * Underground distribution * Vegetation management * Distribution transformer installation * electrical definitions, electric formulas, and calculations * Maintenance of transmission and distribution lines * Rope, knots, splices, and gear * Climbing wood fields * Protective equipment * OSHA 1910. 269 * Resuscitation * Pole-top and bucket truck rescue * And much more!AZW3:PDF: