Scary looking where do you even start?

It seems very weird to have what look like pole mount xformers mounted anywhere other than high up a pole. Surely they should be using pad mounted units?
The LV and MV connections look rather scary too.

He is not insulated, no safety gear, no protection from arcing / flashing and OK, I don't know much about line work but I can't see how poking that with a stick is going to achieve much.

Is this kind of stuff common around the world?