2009 Public Power Lineworkers' Rodeo

APPA’s annual Public Power Lineworkers’ Rodeo was held March 20-21 in Austin, Texas in conjunction with APPA's annual Engineering and Operations Technical Conference.

Teams and individuals won awards at the American Public Power Association’s ninth annual Public Power Lineworkers' Rodeo, held March 20-21, in Austin, Texas, in conjunction with APPA’s annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference. (3/21/09)

View pictures of the event.

*The 2009 Lineworkers' Rodeo Award Ceremony DVD is available upon request courtesy of Austin Energy. Please email apparodeo@austinenergy.com with your name, company and mailing address.

The rodeo featured two levels of competition: journeyman and apprentice. Each journeyman team has two climbers and a ground person, and sometimes an alternate. A journeyman lineworker has more than four years of experience, while an apprentice lineworker has four years or fewer.

The journeymen competed in five timed events and the apprentices took a written test based on the 14th edition of the APPA Safety Manual, and compete in four events. Events were judged based on safety, work practices, neatness, ability, equipment handling, and timely event completion.

All safety rules established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the APPA Safety Manual are observed during events.

2009 Scores and Rankings

Journeyman

Apprentice