Employees of Osmose Utilities Services have been hired to inspect and treat some Lamar Electric Cooperative utility poles, the company announced earlier today.
“Each Osmose employee will be wearing a hard hat and safety vest that identify them as Osmose employees. Each vehicle will also be marked with the Osmose logo,” Lamar Electric Cooperative said online.
Lamar Electric has had this inspection and treatment performed on several thousand of its distribution poles each year.
“Inspection of poles is a critical action that allows for safer operations as well as reduced costs, allowing Lamar Electric to better manage the factors that determine pole performance and strength. Identifying bad or weak poles in advance of failure allows for optimum conditions for replacement or repair and improves system reliability.”
The employees of Osmose will be working throughout the county over the next few days inspecting and treating poles. The areas include electricity supplied from the Reno Substation to Reno, Mae Hill Road, Pinhook, E. Manchester, Blossom, Detroit and Kiomatia areas.
“Osmose is a very reputable company and its employees will show the utmost respect to you and your property. Please extend the same courtesies to Osmose personnel as is given to Lamar Electric employees.”
The pole inspection process involves using a hammer to “sound test” the pole, digging around the pole with a shovel, drilling inspection hole(s), wrapping the ground line area of the pole with a protective wrap, and backfilling the hole.
If you should have any questions about Osmose or their work, please feel free to call Scott Sansom at 903-783-4916 (Direct Line) or the main line at 903-784-4303.
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