Power Pole “Spaghetti” Prompts PG&E Variance on Aerial Lifting Devices

The increasing variety of technological equipment being placed on transmission poles and towers is making it more difficult for electrical workers to climb these structures. That has triggered Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to seek a variance allowing its workers to avoid climbing installations and instead use aerial devices.The Cal/OSH Standards Board granted PG&E's variance at its Jan. 17 meeting in Los Angeles. The board also granted another company a variance to the state's Elevator Sa