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Partner:
National Association of Tower Erectors
Partnership Overview:
Advances in telecommunications and an increasing dependence on wireless communications and broadcast
services have fueled the construction, service and maintenance of telecommunication and broadcast
towers throughout the country. With this unprecedented growth, the telecommunications and broadcast
tower erection industry and the safety and health community have expressed concerns about work
practices and the health and safety of tower workers. As a result, the National Association of Tower
Erectors (NATE) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have worked jointly for
several years to improve the safety and health of tower workers.
One such successful endeavor was the OSHA Strategic Partnership between NATE and OSHA’s Region V,
established December of 2001. Additionally, in 1996, OSHA established the Tower Task Force to
address the concerns of this industry. OSHA and NATE have jointly conducted telecommunications and
broadcast tower safety and health training for both industry representatives and OSHA personnel in
order to provide education on best work practices with regard to the erection of telecommunications
towers.
NATE is an association that represents the employers of employees who erect, service and maintain
telecommunication and broadcast towers. This trade association was formed in 1995, and more than 500
companies are members. The companies range in size from five to 300 employees, with 99% having fewer
than 200 employees and 85% having 15 or fewer employees.
In this partnership, the NATE and the OSHA will work to provide a safe and healthful work
environment for employees and contractors involved in the telecommunications tower erection industry
by preventing serious accidents and fatalities through increased training, implementation of best
work practices, enhancement of safety and health management systems, and compliance with applicable
OSHA standards and regulations.
Partnership Goals:
- Reduce the percentage of injuries, illnesses and fatalities of participating telecommunication and
broadcast tower erection employers, and their subcontractors, to an aggregate rate that is below the
BLS average, based on most recently published data.
- Recognize participants that successfully achieve reductions in illnesses, injuries, and fatalities.
- Improve awareness of OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO’s) on the hazards/issues
associated with the tower erecting industry.
Partnership Objectives:
- Analyze participant data to identify causal factors and corrective actions. Share corrective
actions.
- Identify best practices for the development and implementation of successful ergonomics programs
and guidelines.
- Develop, implement, and share best practices with participants. Establish a website or tool to
communicate best practices among participating NATE members
- Develop a recognition system to recognize participants for reductions in injuries, illnesses and
fatalities in the telecommunications and broadcast tower erection industry.
- Increase the number of employees that attend the OSHA 3150 Tower Safety course.
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