A professional who inspects logs and verifies their conformance to specifications before and during processing into poles for use in power line construction. Respnsibilities include:

• Examines logs at timber-cutting site and selects logs for poles, inspecting each for soundness and size requirements.
• Tests logs at various times during seasoning period with megger to determine when specified seasoning has been attained.
• Inspects poles after framing to ensure conformance to specifications.
• Inspects test cores taken from poles during treatment and sends sample cores and treating solution to laboratory for analysis to ascertain that preservative treatment is being applied according to specification.
• Gives instructions to workers engaged in shipping and handling poles to avoid damage.