I would say anyone who climbs towers should at the very least go to the OSHA 10 hour class on fall protection. At the very least! I have seen some shady towers. Ones with no concrete in the base and the only thing anchoring them was the house bracket. Rusted towers. You name it so I have climbed towers others have deemed safe. Call me stupid or whatever, but I like to think I was more in tune with the tower than they were. I would never ask someone to climb something I wouldn’t.
Having said that, if you have determined these “unsafe” towers are actually not a problem offer the tech a few extra dollars for hazard pay. It’s amazing how many towers now become safe. It’s a double edged sword though. You don’t want your folks cutting out their safety for a few extra bucks. Justin Wilson j...@mtin.net www.mtin.net www.midwest-ix.com > On Oct 3, 2017, at 5:07 PM, Ben Royer <operati...@royell.net> wrote: > > Who has their employees climb residential towers? Like the Rohn 25 variety > that Ma’ and Pa’ use to get the games on. That type. And do you formally > train them? We do on both accounts, but interested to poll the community on > this one. I have one employee right now that said he’s not afraid of heights > but has an alarming number of Unsuccessful jobs because of ‘unsafe tower’s’. > We have since had a talk with him as a couple of those jobs have been > successfully done by another employee. Anyway, what say you.... > > Thank you, > Ben Royer, Operations Manager > Royell Communications, Inc. > 217-965-3699 www.royell.net