Dr. Bridgette Hester of Hubble Foundation is conducting academic research for the telecommunications industry. The proposed study will evaluate telecommunication technician perception of safety as a result of proper climbing equipment utilized in job completion, the use of climbing equipment as a function of a climber’s...
100% Tie-Off. We talk about it a lot. Number one safety issue through the wireless industry, NATE, WISPA, and all workers at height. The single largest cause of fatalities. Not enough emphasis can be placed on being tied off at all times. We all know this,...
Worker killed after falling 180 feet off water tower in Pasadena, MD. I don't know about you, but I am getting quite tired of seeing this happen. 21 years old. What a shame, our condolences go out to his family, friends and coworkers. Read the news here,...
Louisiana cellular tower company cited by OSHA following worker fatality LOUISE, Miss. – Custom Tower LLC of Scott, La., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for one willful safety violation following the death of a worker who fell approximately...
If you haven't watched, watch. If you have, watch it again. 10 deaths this year, and counting...
Tower Safety Investigations With 2013 shaping up to be one of the deadliest years ever for cell tower workers, federal regulators are considering a new approach to policing tower climbers and examining the role cell carriers may play in accidents. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Research Project: Cold Weather Effects on Tower Climbers Safety One International Training is leading a project to establish a correlation between the human responses to cold weather on exposed metal tower structures and fatal falls, with the assistance of NIOSH and OSHA. Because of our experience...
Two men died after falling from a radio tower in a rural location about six miles northeast of New Town Monday July 8, 2013, according to Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorson. Both men were wearing hardhats and safety harnesses and the failure of these safety features...