On Tuesday, May 16, 2023, REMC lineworkers sharpened their skills by practicing pole top and bucket rescue drills on the grounds of the Asheboro office. The lineworkers race against the clock to execute a scenario based on retrieving an unconscious coworker from a utility pole. Each employee dressed in full climbing gear, radioed for help, scaled 20 feet up the utility pole, lowered a 105-pound mannequin to the ground and began lifesaving procedures. Every year, all NC electric cooperative lineworkers must complete this same scenario to maintain their certification to work on co-op lines.

“Randolph EMC is dedicated to safety training that promotes quick thinking when lives are on the line,” said CEO Dale Lambert. “We are proud of our crews, who depend upon each other to restore power and who guard each other’s lives on the job every day.”