Climbing a Telecommunication Tower
Safe climbing techniques are essential: Always maintain three points of contact while climbing. Employees climb communication towers to perform construction and maintenance activities and face numerous hazards, including fall hazards, hazards associated with structural collapses and improper rigging and hoisting practices, and "struck-by" hazards. Safety One Training Develops Premier Fall Protection Training and Custom Programs to Keep Tower Climbers Safety and Certified. This section applies to all Reclamation employees, contract workers, contractors, and subcontractors that work on communication towers, antennas, and antenna supporting structures, where workers are exposed to potential falls at heights. The Competent Tower Climber & Rescue Training course curriculum is designed to help students establish a safe work environment, safe work practices, and the safe implementation of emergency procedures.
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