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The Pole Maintenance Company, LLC Corrosion Program is the most practical approach to corrosion management available to electric utilities. Corrosion always affects embedded steel. Usually the initial corrosion protection system is sufficient to protect the steel over its projected service life. However, corrosion is a complex process and the speed at which corrosion consumes metal can vary greatly. Most buried steel components will exceed their projected service life. However, some buried steel components have been found to exhibit severe corrosion that could eventually lead to premature failure. The corrosion process has been so confusing and seemingly unpredictable that most electric utilities, already facing budget cuts, have chosen to do nothing until there was a failure. Pole Maintenance Company has developed an affordable corrosion management program for buried steel components.

Run to failure is no longer a viable option. Pole Maintenance Company offers a three step corrosion management program that enables managers to stretch scarce resources by identifying steel exposed to aggressive corrosion, repairing any damage, and implementing an appropriate method to protect the steel. History shows only a small percentage of embedded steel will have its service life shortened by corrosion. This at-risk steel, once identified can protected and a full service life can be attained.

For more information contact Hank Kleinfelder at (716) 667-1601 or by email at hkleinfelder@verizon.net.