Tower history and maintenance logs are paramount. Jaime Solorza On Jan 9, 2015 6:50 PM, "Paul McCall" <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote:
> Everyone is Comtrained. All equipment is inspected regularly. > Competency is at a high level. > > > > Regular safety procedures, coupled with safety meeting discussions is more > what I am looking to improve on. > > > > Example… > > > > All the SITE inspection checks that would need to be done before someone > steps on the tower. > > Emergency procedures, contacts, etc. > > > > Those type of things… > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *Jaime Solorza > *Sent:* Friday, January 09, 2015 8:21 PM > *To:* Animal Farm > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Tower Safety documents / policies > > > > Proper training. Equipment must be in good conditions period. Never > send a climber up by himself. Must be a competent ground crew. Recent > job in Midland my son and I did is good example > They only wanted me to work on project to keep costs down. I said no and > they.hired us when I told them about safety and rescue issues. > > Jaime Solorza > > On Jan 9, 2015 6:08 PM, "Paul McCall" <pa...@pdmnet.net> wrote: > > It’s that time again… when someone asks what everyone is doing for tower > safety programs, meetings, policies, procedures. > > > > Googling around… it appears like safety in relation to what an employer > “should” be doing to meet OSHA and the 3 or 4 other “governing bodies of > tower experts” is a bit discouraging. > > > > My objective is to have a Document Procedure for a tower climber and crew > leader when they step on site, meaning a good checklist of everything > required to both meet the “requirements” and everything to keep them safe. > > > > I know some companies that have a certain level of inherent risk, like a > construction company, has regular safety meetings. I think that is great, > but I think it needs to be comprehensive. I don’t think I am alone in my > thoughts. > > > > Does anyone have any kind of materials they would be inclined to share > with the group… from documents, to policies and procedures? > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > Paul McCall, Pres. > > PDMNet / Florida Broadband > > 658 Old Dixie Highway > > Vero Beach, FL 32962 > > 772-564-6800 office > > 772-473-0352 cell > > www.pdmnet.com > > pa...@pdmnet.net > > >
