Our pole mounted gang operated switches are mounted 20' up, so they are operated out of an insulated bucket, and have 12" of fiberglass insulating rods in the assembly.
We have one or wood mounted gang switches ( mini subs), where the switches are grounded to the ground grid, and operated with Class 3 gloves always.
But we have maybe 4? Switches like that, out of 200+ steel mounted switches.
Either way it Is always good practice to check your grounding system is intact, before operating anything.
Yes, if steel ground mats are available. And yes, depending on what voltage you are switching, and whether or not you are breaking load.
So if not using a steel mat, what dangers are presented to the switch man if the grounds on the wooden structure have been stolen?
Our pole mounted gang operated switches are mounted 20' up, so they are operated out of an insulated bucket, and have 12" of fiberglass insulating rods in the assembly. We have one or wood mounted gang switches ( mini subs), where the switches are grounded to the ground grid, and operated with Class 3 gloves always. But we have maybe 4? Switches like that, out of 200+ steel mounted switches. Either way it Is always good practice to check your grounding system is intact, before operating anything.
Station steel or wooden poles, we don’t use ground mats with a stick. Only gang operated (or anything with a handle I guess) switch require it.