# Ground Man

*/JobTypes/Ground_Man*

Departments: Field Operations, Roofing Production, Commercial Roofing Division, Residential Installation Division, Service and Maintenance.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Helpers--Roofers](/Occupations/Helpers--Roofers) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Commercial Flat Roof Helper](/JobTypes/Commercial_Flat_Roof_Helper) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Hot Tar Kettle Tender](/JobTypes/Hot_Tar_Kettle_Tender) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Metal Roofing Laborer](/JobTypes/Metal_Roofing_Laborer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Residential Shingle Helper](/JobTypes/Residential_Shingle_Helper) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Roofing Apprentice](/JobTypes/Roofing_Apprentice) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Service and Repair Helper](/JobTypes/Service_and_Repair_Helper) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Shingle Loader](/JobTypes/Shingle_Loader) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Slate/Tile Hod Carrier](/JobTypes/Slate%2FTile_Hod_Carrier) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Tear-Off Crew Laborer](/JobTypes/Tear-Off_Crew_Laborer) — siblings · JobTypes

### Required knowledge

- [Rigging Hardware and Capacities](/Knowledge/Rigging_Hardware_and_Capacities) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Electrical Clearance Hazards](/Knowledge/Electrical_Clearance_Hazards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Work-Zone Traffic Control Standards](/Knowledge/Work-Zone_Traffic_Control_Standards) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [OSHA Line-Work Safety Rules](/Knowledge/OSHA_Line-Work_Safety_Rules) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Overhead Distribution Construction Methods](/Knowledge/Overhead_Distribution_Construction_Methods) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Perform

- [Perform traffic control duties such as setting up barricades and temporary signs, placing bags on pa...](/Tasks/Perform_traffic_control_duties_such_as_setting_up_barricades_and_temporary_signs,_placing_bags_on_pa...) — perform · Tasks
- [Operate Digger Derrick Ground Controls](/Tasks/Operate_Digger_Derrick_Ground_Controls) — perform · Tasks
- [Spot and Guide Crane and Boom Movements](/Tasks/Spot_and_Guide_Crane_and_Boom_Movements) — perform · Tasks
- [Apply Protective Grounds Under Direction](/Tasks/Apply_Protective_Grounds_Under_Direction) — perform · Tasks
- [Test and Maintain Hot-Line Tools and Grounds](/Tasks/Test_and_Maintain_Hot-Line_Tools_and_Grounds) — perform · Tasks
- [Dig and Backfill Pole Holes](/Tasks/Dig_and_Backfill_Pole_Holes) — perform · Tasks
- [Stage Poles Crossarms and Conductor at the Worksite](/Tasks/Stage_Poles_Crossarms_and_Conductor_at_the_Worksite) — perform · Tasks
- [Rig and Hoist Tools and Hardware to Workers Aloft](/Tasks/Rig_and_Hoist_Tools_and_Hardware_to_Workers_Aloft) — perform · Tasks

### Uses tool

- [Rigging Slings And Shackles](/Products/Rigging_Slings_And_Shackles) — uses tool · Products
- [Block and Tackle](/Products/Block_and_Tackle) — uses tool · Products
- [Digger derricks](/Products/Digger_derricks) — uses tool · Products
- [Grounding Cluster](/Products/Grounding_Cluster) — uses tool · Products
- [Hot Stick](/Products/Hot_Stick) — uses tool · Products

### Type of

- [Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers](/Occupations/Electrical_Power-Line_Installers_and_Repairers) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [verifying dielectric-test currency on hot-line tools and ground clamps before they go up the pole](/Problems/verifying_dielectric-test_currency_on_hot-line_tools_and_ground_clamps_before_they_go_up_the_pole) — exposes problem · Problems
- [no field record tying a specific ground set's last resistance test to the job it gets used on](/Problems/no_field_record_tying_a_specific_ground_set's_last_resistance_test_to_the_job_it_gets_used_on) — exposes problem · Problems
- [a taper set for a stationary job that no longer fits once the bucket truck repositions down the line](/Problems/a_taper_set_for_a_stationary_job_that_no_longer_fits_once_the_bucket_truck_repositions_down_the_line) — exposes problem · Problems
- [standing up MUTCD work-zone traffic control on a live roadway with single-person flagging coverage](/Problems/standing_up_MUTCD_work-zone_traffic_control_on_a_live_roadway_with_single-person_flagging_coverage) — exposes problem · Problems
- [augering pole holes against incomplete or expired 811 locate marks, risking a buried-utility strike](/Problems/augering_pole_holes_against_incomplete_or_expired_811_locate_marks,_risking_a_buried-utility_strike) — exposes problem · Problems
- [bonding a ground clamp to a questionable system neutral with no field test of grounding-grid integrity](/Problems/bonding_a_ground_clamp_to_a_questionable_system_neutral_with_no_field_test_of_grounding-grid_integrity) — exposes problem · Problems
- [applying the protective-ground sequence on the lineman's verbal direction with no independent de-energization confirmation](/Problems/applying_the_protective-ground_sequence_on_the_lineman's_verbal_direction_with_no_independent_de-energization_confirmation) — exposes problem · Problems
- [rigging and load-line communication with the crane operator out of sight-line](/Problems/rigging_and_load-line_communication_with_the_crane_operator_out_of_sight-line) — exposes problem · Problems
- [ground-level material staging and tool tracking on a moving worksite](/Problems/ground-level_material_staging_and_tool_tracking_on_a_moving_worksite) — exposes problem · Problems
- [exclusion-zone and dropped-object hazard management below lifts](/Problems/exclusion-zone_and_dropped-object_hazard_management_below_lifts) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Utility Work Order Mobile App](/Software/Utility_Work_Order_Mobile_App) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Far Vision](/Ability/Far_Vision) — requires ability · Ability
- [Reaction Time](/Ability/Reaction_Time) — requires ability · Ability
- [Gross Body Coordination](/Ability/Gross_Body_Coordination) — requires ability · Ability
- [Physical Stamina and Strength](/Ability/Physical_Stamina_and_Strength) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Hot-Line Tool Maintenance](/Skills/Hot-Line_Tool_Maintenance) — requires skill · Skills
- [Hand Signaling and Spotting](/Skills/Hand_Signaling_and_Spotting) — requires skill · Skills
- [Digger Derrick Operation](/Skills/Digger_Derrick_Operation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Knot Tying and Load Securing](/Skills/Knot_Tying_and_Load_Securing) — requires skill · Skills
- [Hand-Line and Rigging Technique](/Skills/Hand-Line_and_Rigging_Technique) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Operate the Digger Derrick and Bucket Controls from Ground](/Activities/Operate_the_Digger_Derrick_and_Bucket_Controls_from_Ground) — engage in · Activities
- [Stage Poles Crossarms and Conductor at the Worksite](/Activities/Stage_Poles_Crossarms_and_Conductor_at_the_Worksite) — engage in · Activities
- [Rig and Hoist Tools and Hardware to Workers Aloft](/Activities/Rig_and_Hoist_Tools_and_Hardware_to_Workers_Aloft) — engage in · Activities