[CQ-Contest] Tower Safety

[David Gilbert]

I'm having a difficult time making a distinction between free climbing 
and not being tied off while making a transition.

Dave   AB7E


On 11/21/2019 7:05 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:
> The list of USA tower fatalities can be found here: It doesn't list all of
> them because I don't see W0AIH's accident.
>
> http://wirelessestimator.com/content/fatalities
>
> Here is a quick summary of the causes if known. You will notice that during
> the process of transitioning caused a large number of fatalities. I would
> presume that they were attempting to transition without being tied off. Also
> a large number were caused by structural failures. It gives some idea what
> caused the fatalities although incomplete. I don't see where it addresses
> free climbing. You are welcome to make your own conclusions.
>
>
>   Tower tech was performing routine maintenance on a guyed tower when he
> fell.
>
> The tower tech was transitioning from a safety climb to a rest station when
> he fell.
>
> Tech fell while transitioning from a man basket to a antenna mounting frame.
>
> Technician was reportedly transitioning and had his position lanyard
> attached when he fell.
>
> Tower tech was installing a lightning system upgrade when the reported
> transitioned to another face without being tied off and slipped
>
> He was reportedly transitioning from a crane man basket when he slipped and
> fell from the top of the tower at approximately 100 feet.
>
> He was reportedly at the 150-foot level when he fell. It is not known
> whether he was tied off or if there was a harness or safety climb failure.
>
> Tech was in an all-terrain man lift when he fell with an antenna mount that
> had been previously attached to the water tower.
>
> He was assisting another individual in erection of a 70-foot ham radio
> tower. When he was installing the top set of guy wires the structure
> collapsed.
>
> Lemay was killed when the tower collapsed.
>
> The tower technician died after he was electrocuted while working ...
>
> Deceased was reportedly tied off twice to an installed waveguide ladder when
> the ladder failed and detached from the structure.
>
> He died after falling from a 35-foot residential TV antenna tower
>
> A coworker on the tower with the deceased heard the deceased click his
> safety harness on, then the deceased leaned back and started to fall to the
> ground.
>
> Three tower technicians were on a gin pole near the top of the tower when it
> became detached from its rigging and fell to the ground.
>
> Company-owned crane tipped over killing the worker in the site's compound.
>
> Doug, operating real ham radio
>
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