[TowerTalk] Tower climbing is dangerous business

[K8RI on Tower talk]

> Makes sense...I was speaking to a fella working on a 400ft self
> supporting tower in Maryland. The State Police are revamping the entire
> network and these 400ft towers are going up all over the place.
> None of the guys on the tower spoke english.

This was my thought. The industry is growing so fast that they are hiring 
minimially (*trained*?) climbers and the safety record is not really 
representative of tower climbing in general.  Given, it's a risky business 
and unforgiving as if flying. In my opinion,  I just think the figures are 
skewed due to a lot of new, poorly trained climbers.

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
> I wonder how good the training they receive is and whether the quality
> of the training has anything to do with the number of accidents and
> deaths associated with the work they do...
>
> 73,
> dave
> wa3gin
>
> K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
>
>>Howdy, TowerTalkians --
>>
>>    I got this off of the tower-pro reflector.  While climbing accidents 
>> on
>>ham towers are pretty  rare,  there's a good reason why tower work should 
>>be
>>approached very  carefully. Climb safe, everyone.
>>
>>
>>
>>>Based upon the latest national census of fatal occupational  injuries
>>>
>>>
>>from the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers  who
>>are required to climb cell towers and other communications structures
>>throughout the country have been identified as having the most
>>dangerous  job in America.
>>Please see:  http://www.wirelessestimator.com/breaking_news.cfm
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Steve    K7LXC
>>TOWER TECH -
>>Professional tower services for amateurs
>>Cell: 206-890-4188
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