Steven Hoffman, a forestry journeyman lineman for Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative at Dongola, Ill, attended an electrical lineman climbing school recently at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield.
The training course, hosted by the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives (AIEC) in Springfield, was a two-week program, which demonstrated electric pole climbing, electrical theory and safety techniques.
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