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| Figure 3-4 Pole top stub for raising transformer. |

| sized transformers are lifted at the end of the boom of the bucket type trucks which raises the workers to the working position. Platform-lifts are also used to raise the transformer. |

| The configuration of the pole provides sufficient clearances to permit workers to work safely whether operating from a bucket, platform truck, from climbers, or pole steps on the pole. (Fig. 3-5.) |

| Where possible, transformers should not be mounted on a junction pole (a pole supporting lines from three or more directions), as this makes working on such a pole more hazardous for the worker. |

| Where transformers cannot be mounted on poles because of the size or number, they may be installed on an elevated platform or a ground-level pad (Fig. 3-6). Platforms are built in any shape or size required to suit the particu- |

| Figure 3-5 Pole configuration showing minimum clearances for workers when installing transformers. |

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