Final_2015_ ILSWA Educational Lunch GC Pres on Safety 100% tie off (1)
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The document discusses tower safety in the wireless industry. It notes that there are over 205,000 communication towers in the US, operated by 87 major tower companies, and that the number of tower climbers has increased dramatically to over 29,000 workers. Safety is paramount in this dangerous field, where there have been 87 fatalities over the past 9 years. Proper training, equipment, and policies like 100% tie-off are needed to reduce injuries and deaths for the growing number of tower climbers. The document emphasizes the importance of safety investments in areas like education, gear, and initiatives by groups like the Wireless Industry Safety Task Force.
Final_2015_ ILSWA Educational Lunch GC Pres on Safety 100% tie off (1)
- 1. Tower Safety ILLINOIS STATE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL LUNCHEON ILSWA.orgMarch 25th 2015
- 2. How many Towers are there ? 87 of America¡¯s Top Tower companies make up 101,763 of the estimated over 205,000 Communication Towers in our country according to national statistics as of March 17, 2015.
- 3. How many Climbers are there ? OVER 29,000 TOWER CLIMBERS IDENTIFIED IN EXTENSIVE WIRELESS WORKFORCE SURVEY February 17, 2015 According to a comprehensive study by WirelessEstimator.com identifying how many wireless technicians routinely work on elevated structures in the course of their employment, the number of tower climbers has dramatically increased to over 29,000 workers, almost triple from the last available analysis undertaken in 2006 which put the total of tower technicians at approximately 9,800. wirelessestimator.com
- 4. Tower Safety Exactly what would make working at Tower sites safe enough to prevent injuries including fatal injures, depends on whom you ask. For some, its better education and training or more Supervision. For others better equipment and required maintenance, or having Top leadership from the Carriers, Turf vendors and Tower owners making safety an even greater requirement¡.
- 5. One of the Most Dangerous Jobs in America wirelessestimator.com Tower Fatalities Index 2015 0 2014 11 2013 14 2012 1 2011 7 2010 7 2009 5 2008 12 2007 11 2006 19 87 Fatalities in the past 9 years
- 6. OSHA's chief administrator has insisted that carriers and tower owners must take more responsibility for safety. "It's really incumbent on them that safety provisions are absolutely implemented," OSHA director David Michaels said in an interview. "Safety can't just be pawned off on the final contractor." osha.gov/doc/topics/communicationtower
- 7. So many areas: Training, Certifications, laws, compliance code, governmental requirements, special equipment etc. Today¡¯s session is more about feeling and experiencing the individual equipment a Tower climber uses day in and day out to get the job done. We start with the simple understanding of why we are driven around our shared practice and requirement of 100% tie-off Where do We start ?
- 8. YEAR OF THE CLIMBER aglmediagroup.com OUR focus on being Safe starts with the commitment to 100% Tie-Off
- 9. Maintain 100 Percent Tie-Off The Climber is always connected to a restraint or Fall-arrest System, and is always connected to the tower. One of the most common and most dangerous misuses in tower climbing among both veterans and new workers is Free climbing without and connection to the tower.
- 10. 2015 Workers¡¯ at Heights Safety & Health Initiative
- 11. What was used in the Past
- 12. What is used Today
- 13. Safety & Rigging Equipment Costs Crew Equipment to Climb Qty Total Load Rope 5/8- 1200 1 $ 1,200.00 Load Rope 5/8- 600 1 $ 800.00 Safety Rescue Bag 1 $ 1,400.00 300 foot Rope Lifeline 5/8 2 $ 240.00 Capstan 1 $ 3,500.00 Rigging Slings 6 $ 360.00 3" Aluminum Hand Line Block 2 $ 300.00 Picking Straps 9 $ 270.00 Tool Lanyards 3 $ 60.00 $ 8,130.00 Crew Equipment to Climb Tower $ 14,930.00 COSTS FOR 2 MAN TOWER TEAM Single Climber Gear Qty Total ExoFit Harness 1 $ 500.00 Tool Pouches 2 $ 60.00 Rope Grab 1 $ 150.00 Y lanyard 1 $ 100.00 Positioning Lanyard 1 $ 200.00 Gloves 1 $ 40.00 Carabiners 15 $ 450.00 Spreader Bar 1 $ 40.00 Gear Bag 1 $ 60.00 Helmet 1 $ 115.00 Safety Glasses 1 $ 10.00 Hard Hat 1 $ 40.00 Boots 1 $ 250.00 Fisk 1 $ 200.00 Cable Grab 1 $ 100.00 Anchor Strap w/ D-Rings 1 $ 25.00 Loop Slings 4 $ 40.00 $ 2,380.00 Single Man Tower Gear Total x22 Climber Minimum to Work $ 4,760.002 Man Team GEAR TOTAL
- 14. Training & Education - Investment
- 15. Training & Education more costs to grow
- 16. Don¡¯t Rely on Experience to Be Your Fall Protection
- 17. Bring out the GEAR ! Welcome Our supporting member GC¡¯s who are here to help you touch, feel and wear a full body harnesses ! Ropes, blocks, slings, straps, nose and bolt bags, helmet, tools = What a Tower tech carries everyday (1) Out and set up at each table - Safe & Sound ¨C Capital Cities (2) Demo at each table ¨C Wake me Up - Avicil
- 19. natehome.com/100-tie-off-24-7 The Wireless Industry Safety Task Force consists of top safety and operations executives representing wireless carriers, tower owners, OEM's, turnkey/construction management firms and National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE). The Task Force has been established in order to collaborate on best practice solutions to achieve sustainable safety improvements in the industry. Zero-Tolerance Policy Mandates 100% Tie-Off 24/7
- 20. Wireless Industry Safety Task Force natehome.com
- 22. Clip from - NATE 2015 Unite Today Video natehome.com
- 23. Recommended Reading ? Year of the Climber - page 32 ? Don¡¯t Rely on Experience to be Your Fall Protection ¨C page 34 ? It Must Stop ¨C page 38 ? Incident Investigations ¨C Communications Towers ¨C page 40 ? What to Expect from OSHA in 2015 and Beyond ¨C page 42 aglmediagroup.com
- 24. Thank You GC¡¯s march out to ACDC ¨C Thunderstruck