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STUDENT TRAINING is designed to include the OSHA required training listed in CFR's 1910 and 1926 related to work at a wireless communication site. Specific areas addressed include site hazard assessment, mandated safety meetings, fall protection (PFAS and fall restraint techniques), fixed ladder usage, PPE and OPE and emergency contingency planning (including rescue techniques).

General Course Overview:

Certified "Tower Climbing Safety and Rescue" is an intensive two-day program. If you are interested in obtaining a textbook, or any of our other publications, please go to the Products page.


DAY 1:

The first day is spent in the classroom. Candidates will be taught the regulations, standards and awareness of company policies related to site operations. The class uses a combination of lectures, custom and generic video programs, slides and equipment demonstrations to ensure students understand hazard assessment and protection. Student textbook is 242 pages packed with practical information.

Classroom Subjects:
Fall Protection
Site Hazard Assessment/Safety Planning
Tools/Equipment
Climbing Mechanics Rescue Equipment & Techniques

The material covered includes pre-climb safety and planning, environmental and structural hazard assessment, tools and equipment, environmental concerns, body mechanics, inspections, PFAS and suspension procedures and emergency techniques. This is a full eight-hour session and frequently runs to nine hours with any animation on the part of the students.

DAY 2:

The second day begins in the classroom with a review and then a written examination covering the classroom material. Students must score 75% to pass the examination. The class then mobilizes to a tower and begins the field portion of the training.

Field Practice Tasks:
Maneuvering on the Structure
Vertical/Horizontal Lifeline Use

Rescue Practice
Rigging & Equipment Practice

Students will hold a safety meeting and review critical issues. Students will perform a hazard assessment individually and jointly, then review the findings. Each student is given a check sheet of exercises to perform during the program. Students will each climb and descend the tower either using a safe climb device or a vertical lifeline rigged as a temporary safe climb device, or both. Students will maneuver across the structure maintaining 100% connection and working with both lanyards and SRL’s. Students will rig and use a temporary horizontal lifeline if the structure allows. Each student will perform two rescue exercises using either an ascending/descending system or a suspension device, or both. One rescue will be done as the fallen climber and one rescue as the rescuer. Student will de-rig the structure and hold a post-exercise review.

CERTIFICATION:

Students who have successfully passed the written exam and demonstrated all field exercises will receive a certificate and wallet identification card from ComTrain. ComTrain will maintain records of all training for future reference. Certification documents, proving that the student successfully mastered the published material and exercises, are valid for the life of the student.


A partial list of OSHA standards included in the course, and the structure of the course, follows:

-Training Curriculum Guidelines-Non-mandatory 1926.65 App E
-Telecommunications 1910.268
-First Aid and medical attention 1926.23
-Employee emergency action plans 1926.35
-Training requirements 1926.1060
-Training requirements 1926.503
-Assorted references to preamble of both 1926 and 1910 as well as letters of interpretation and documented legal case studies.
CFR 1926.252 Subpart H
CFR 1926.500 Subpart M
CFR 1926.502 Subpart M
CFR 1926.501 Subpart M
CFR 1926.1053 Subpart X
CFR 1910.27 Subpart D
-Structural and terminology guidance
CFR 1915 Subpart I App A
1915.160 Subpart I
1915.159 Subpart I