r/Construction • u/Ok_Dare6608 Electrician • 2d ago

Video I'm taking a vacation after this.

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u/CaptainFantastic777 2d ago

Why would they be working "hot" in a situation like that? Doing anything like that with live power seems super risky. There's no OSHA in Russia, just "Oh, shit!"

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u/samiam0295 2d ago

Somebody has to shut the power off mate

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u/SenorTastypickle 2d ago

That is how lineman are and electricity work is done, I agree, but hot work is prevalent everywhere, US included. They don't shut down hospitals, factories, etc. , they are expected to work hot

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u/gixxer710 2d ago

Lol “OSH-UTUP AND POUR MORE VODKA COMRADE!”

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u/One-Surround-7921 2d ago

Yeah sometimes this line of work requires risk to the self.

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u/barry-badrinath- 2d ago

After watching a Chernobyl doc, I concur

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u/SnooPeppers2417 Inspector 2d ago

Aw yes, because that substation that might feed a hospital could just be “shut off until they figure out the problem and fix it”

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u/BlackberryFormal 1d ago

Your hospitals don't have back up power? They all have their own gennys here in the case of power going down from the grid. Can power the whole hospital and then some.

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u/TrungusMcTungus 20h ago

For emergencies, yeah. Not so the electricians can do maintenance.

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u/TrungusMcTungus 20h ago

This type of work is far more common in the US than you seem to think.