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Identifier: belltelephonevol3132mag00amerrich (find matches)
Title: Bell telephone magazine
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept
Subjects: Telephone
Publisher: (New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.)
Contributing Library: Prelinger Library
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that the respon-sibility rests with the individual tomake his own working conditionssafe. He told the group that as theycovered each phase of the job hewould point out the safety featuresinvolved, because they are as impor-tant as the work item. That brought them to the serviceorder, and its relationship to the in-stallation job. It didnt take themembers of the class long to realizethat the service orderis the instrumentalitywhich conveys the de-sires of the customer,and that the installer isa member of the teamthat will install the tele-phone to the customersexact requirements.The instructor ex-plained the part whicheach department con-tributes toward execut-ing the service order,and again the men real-ized that the telephonejob is one of teamwork,with each member oc-cupying a very impor-tant post on the tele-phone team. At the end of thefirst week John and therest of the class wereamazed at the numberof things they hadlearned in such a shorttime about the tele- Learning How To Do It
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Practice in climbing and working on poles, acquired in school, brings confidence aloft phone business. In addition to hold-iing discussions, they were actuallylearning how to run wires, installtelephones, and even climb telephonepoles. How to Climb a Pole Perhaps we had better go back to themorning of the second day of the in-stallation class, when the instructorasked How many of you fellowshave ever climbed a telephone pole?Several of them indicated that theyhad done some pole climbing while inthe Armed Forces. The instructor told the class thatduring the two-week period theywould devote part of each day to learning how to climb, and introducedthe boys to what is commonly referredto as hooks, or linemans climbers.He explained that they were used forclimbing and when working on un-stepped poles, and that they shouldnot be worn when not required. Heemphasized that their very liveswould depend upon these climbers,and assured them that the climberswere made to particular Bell Systemspeci

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