Engineering360: "Determining electrical work hazards and safety requirements"

"wood poles or plastic pipes". Always had a problem with this statement and don't recommend it at all. Wood is inherently damp and allows an electrical flow. Even some coatings are electrically conductive.

Plastic poles are fine if they are clean too. That is why link sticks are cleaned every time before use, as the dust adhering to the pole can cause a flash over and electrical shock.

As most protective gear is made of cotton, the quickest is to use a cotton PPE jacket or shirt, or a pair of jeans to pull the person away from the source, if it is possible. But wood poles and plastic pipe, should be reconsidered as it could end up being more than one casualty.

Every sub should have a rescue kit that stays in the sub at switchgear or taken out to the yard/compound, when works are carried out there, then the kit cleaned and replaced in its easy reachable location.