SUBJ: SAFETY ALERT 09-01: UPDATE ON USE OF ANTENNA PRODUCTS RIGID
RAIL CLIMBING SYSTEM
1. COAST GUARD SPONSORED THIRD PARTY TESTING OF ANTENNA PRODUCTS
NEW (MODIFIED) CLIMBING SLEEVE PART NUMBER 1000-1672-401 AND
DETERMINED THAT CLIMBER SLEEVE MEETS ALL APPLICABLE AMERICAN
NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI) STANDARDS AND OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA) REQUIREMENTS.
2. WHEN USING A RIGID RAIL CLIMBING SYSTEM, THE ANTENNA PRODUCTS
RETROFITTED SLEEVE IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITHOUT SECONDARY
PRECAUTION OF A Y-LANYARD. THIS APPLIES TO SCE-2 SAFETY SLEEVES
PART NUMBER 1000-16720-401 AND 1000-04250-401. BOTH THE
RETROFITTED AND NEW SLEEVES PURCHASED ARE IDENTIFIED BY THE LETTER
M STAMPED ON THE SLEEVE NEXT TO THE SPRING.
3. NON-RETROFITTED ANTENNA PRODUCTS SLEEVES SHALL BE REGISTERED FOR
RETROFITTING BY CG UNITS POSSESSING THESE SLEEVES. REGISTER
NON-RETROFITTED SLEEVES AT HTTP://WWW.ANTENNAPRODUCTS.COM/FPV.HTML.
A Y-LANYARD SHALL CONTINUE TO BE USED WITH NON-RETROFITTED ANTENNA
PRODUCTS SLEEVES.
4. THE NORTH SAF-T-GRIP SLEEVE (RED IN COLOR), PART NUMBER
602-100-003, IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR USE.
5. THE NORTH SAF-T-LOCK SLEEVE (MAGNESIUM BRONZE COLOR), PART
NUMBER 602-100-002, IS AUTHORIZED FOR USE WITH THE Y-LANYARD.
6. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REFER TO THE CIVIL ENGINEERING UNIT,
MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICS COMMAND OR COMDT POINTS OF CONTACT LISTED
BELOW:
 A. CEU JUNEAU AOR: LTJG RYAN MILLER, (907) 463-2425
 B. CEU OAKLAND AOR: LT ROB HUNTER, (510) 535-7281
 C. CEU HONOLULU AOR: MR. VERN HEU, (808) 535-3467
 D. CEU PROVIDENCE AOR: MR. SCOTT ARSENAULT, (401) 736-1725
 E. CEU CLEVELAND AOR: MR. MARTIN (BILL) HENKELMAN, (216) 902-6262
 F. CEU MIAMI AOR: MR. ENRIQUE SAN, (305)278-6728
 G. MLC PAC (KSE): MR. DUKE PETTIGREW, (510) 637-1248
 H. MLC LANT (KSE): MR. JOHN KUMMERS, (757) 628-4423
 I. COMDT CG-43: CDR WILL SMITH, (202) 475-5612
7. COMDT (CG-1132) POC IS MR. MICHAEL L. SMITH, 202-475-5205,
E-MAIL, MICHAEL.L.SMITH4(AT)USCG.MIL.
8. RADM MARK TEDESCO, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND
WORK-LIFE, SENDS.
9. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.