The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have partnered to improve workplace safety. The partnership is designed to eliminate fatalities and reduce injuries and illnesses among workers in the communications tower erection industry.
The five-year renewal includes carriers, general contractors and engineering firms in the communications tower erection industry. The partnership will address hazards, such as falls from height, high energy electrical contact, falling objects, tower collapses and inclement weather that are frequently encountered during telecommunications, tower erection and maintenance operations.