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04/28/09 at 00:56:53
 
ive been working in the tower industry for about 10 months now and ive already noticed some crazy things i dont understand.. i figure their are a few tge's here and can help me figure this out..

cambridge maryland we had a 350 guyed am/fm tower.. its anchors were in a bog that was flooded with at least 15 inches of water.. well we get to our northeast anchor and find that some person who worked on it last had welded angle iron to the anchor to try and stop the corrosion. im just wondering why isnt their a regulation on stuff like that.. the inspections seem to be laxed or something.. i dont know.. ive got alot to learn.. Smiley
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Reply #1 - 08/13/09 at 19:04:56
 
Shawn... I feel your pain!  I am an Engineering Contractor with over 30 yrs of structural steel construction and safety training.  Some years ago, I started asking questions about Communication Tower Construction and Maintenance "CODES" and I'm STILL searching for the answers!  
There simply is NO STANDARDS for inspection and performance for Tower Erectors!  
Get ComTrained BEFORE you inspect and climb another tower and watch the industry for upcoming changes/improvements in our Construction Standards/Regulations... Smiley
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Reply #2 - 01/09/10 at 10:30:08
 
OSHA only likes to post fines. Never take any responcibility of how to do the work safely. The type of training required. Only, after the accident they post fines using articles and paragraphs that have nothing to do with our work.  Tower workers is a small community
that needs some  really experiance people to post the work rules and safety requirements. The OSHA standards 1910 and 1926 are not for our work description. We need somebody from OSHA to have the
courage and climb next to us to see how the work is done and then to take the responsibility to propose the actual work rules and training required for our work
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Reply #3 - 01/12/10 at 01:47:32
 
Cheesy  OSHA establishes Regulations, not Standards.  I agree that it would be greatly helpful if OSHA would send Field Staff to attend Tower Climbing Safety Classes and/or up a live tower to experience our world first-hand, but remember that this is a Government Agency your talking about!  Seriously though, OSHA is busy working to develop regulations for our safety and survival!  We ALL really need to work together to improve the communication of ALL safety regulations, standards and training methods being shared...
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Reply #4 - 01/24/10 at 14:22:07
 
I understand what you say about standards and regulations. The only problem is that when the time comes, according to OSHA, you are always wrong.
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Reply #5 - 01/24/10 at 16:12:09
 
I actually see that I misstated my earlier comment about there not being any OSA Standards for construction...  OSHA established the Regulations and there are, in fact some excellent "Standards" established (EIA/TIA 222-E/F/G) for tower construction; however too many gold-digging newbies make it a jungle out there for all of us...  Hey, grny 5, what do you mean by "when the time comes... you are always wrong"  With OSHA Field Instectors, I have found that, as a Certified Tower Climber, "if you can define it, you can defend it" as it pertains to OSHA Regulations in Tower Safety...  Cliff Cool
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