It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Tower: Skycrane Construction on BPA's New 500kV Transmission Line

[Biel7318]

there is no strings attached to those workers! if they fall they fall! how are they protected?! they may be qualified by the law but they are not secure to real world injures like falls. maybe the law which they are subjected too is too soft on protecting the workers?!

[Biel7318]

is it legal for those workers to work this unprotected? what if they fall?

[ltoperater]

@Biel7318 They get hurt. they are better protected then you think. Besides it's not the fall that kill's them. It's the sudden stop at the end of the fall.

[dfeers]

@Biel7318

Yes it is leagal, they are qualified climbers per 29CFR 1910.269

[luvsowestwa]

What an ugly eye sore on the face of this beautiful earth. And BPA is so proud of this they make a YouTube video! BPA could very well have gone underground with these lines--they borrow the money from the feds and then raise rates to customers. At least I do not see any schools, homes, parks, libraries near these monster lines. We need to consider ourselves and our planet--we won't get another chance.

[shadowdealer0519]

@luvsowestwa I'm assuming that you would advocate to return to using lamps and wood-burning stoves?

[luvsowestwa]

@shadowdealer0519 NO NEED FOR MY COMMENT--YOUR USER NAME DEFINES YOU! I do adore lamps and wood-burning stoves as well as Irish sweaters, knit caps, mittens, handmade scarves. I want to help preserve this magnificent planet. I fear we humans are in grave danger within just a few generations. Do you have children SHADOWDEALER? HOW CLOSE DO THEY LIVE, PLAY AND ATTEND SCHOOL NEAR 500 KV ELECTRICAL TOWERS? PROBABLY NOT. We must care for and preserve our planet or we are lost.

[felix13122]

@luvsowestwa obviously you dont know about power. Underground transmission lines wouldnt be cost effective. Lineman work on 500Kv all the time. go knit a hemp sweater somewhere off the grid and let society continue.