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Locating pole steps. Pole steps should be in line with the cable or wire supported on the pole.
Additional pole steps may be positioned on the quarter to provide access to pole-mounted plant items.
In placing steps, the directions of right side and left side of the pole are determined while standing on the
cable side of the pole or the road aide of open-wire lines) and facing toward the pole.
a. Placing the pole steps. (See Figure 1-17.) The steps should be placed on the pole as follows:
(1) Step A above the strand on the left side of the pole. This is installed only on jointly used
poles.
(2) Step B below the stand on the right side of the pole.
(3) Step C below step B on the left side of the pole.
(4) Step D below step B on the right side of the pole.
(5) Additional steps are placed on alternate sides of the pole.
b. Location of pole steps on the ground level mark.
(1) Placing step E. If step E and the ground level mark are separated more or less than the
measurement shown in Figure 1-17, place step F midway between step E and the ground level mark.
(2) Omission of step F. If the distance between step E and the ground level mark is less than
the measurement shown, do not install step F.
(3) Placing step G. Place step G at the ground level mark. If step F is placed, step G is
placed on the side of the pole opposite F. If step F is not installed, step G is placed on the side of the
pole opposite step E.
c. Detachable approach steps on poles. When detachable steps are used for approach steps, two
mountings for detachable steps are installed on the pole. In placing steps, the directions of right side and
left side of the pole are determined while standing on the cable side of the pole (or the road side of open-
wire lines) and facing toward the pole. (See Figures 1-18 and 1-19.)
d. Wooden approach steps.
(1) When wooden approach steps are specified, a double line step arrangement is installed at
the ground level mark.
(2) As shown in Figure 1-20, four wooden steps are installed with the first step placed above
the ground level mark and below step G.
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