When considering overhead work such as pole climbing, it's apparent fall hazards are present at all times. However, these hazards are often overlooked and underestimated as experienced climbers become ...

Arch Wood Protection, Inc. manufactures CCA preservative used in the production of Wolmanized CCA poles and crossarms. It also makes ACZA preservative used for poles. The company developed the ET ...

For linemen, learning how to climb wood poles is one of the fundamental skills of line work. Safety One Training is offering a two-day class Aug. 11-12 in Littleton, Colorado, at its indoor facility.

Speed-climber Stirling Hart whizzed up and down a 100-foot pole Sunday at Lake Sacajawea with the ease of Spider-Man and the speed of the Flash. At 23.33 seconds, he made second-place finisher Brian ...

RISON — The depressed U.S. housing market has stunted demand for most wood products, but wood-utility-pole makers have escaped most of the recession's effects thus far. Treated Materials Co., which ...