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OSHA stands for

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

What is OSHA?

Safety protocols and guidelines focused on worker safety.

ANSI (American National Standards Institute)

Is a private non profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards.

OSHA and ANSI work together

ANSI is voluntary, while OSHA is a legal entity implementing the law.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910

Rules applied to the"general industry"

OSHA 1926-Contruction

Standards that provider safety and Heath regulations for construction workers.

ANSI Z359

Fall protection

personal fall arrest system

Piece of personal protective equipment used to prevent falls and protect workers who do fall.

OSHA 1926.150 (a)(1)

Fire protection readily accessable on site at all times.

Power line clearance

Up to 50kv- 10 ft

Tower light signals

Are mandatory as per FCC to be painted also.

Y lanyards

Do not hook a 6 ft lanyard below the back D-ring.

shock absorber

Limited to 1800 lbs. Per force on the body.

Positioning lanyards

Must be double locked and have a load rating 3000 lbs.

fall arrest

protection that involves devices designed to catch people if they fall

Example of Fall arrest equipment

Harness

fall restraint

Designed to allow user to work close to an area in which a fall could occur but prevent fall from occurring.

1kN=

225 lbs.

Tower climber certification

There must be at least two competent climbers present and trained to rescue

Qualified person

A person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate, or professional standing, or by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has demonstrated the ability to solve or prevent problems relating to a certain subject, work, or project.

Annual Inspection

Shall be kept on file for 2 years.

Designated Operators

Trainees shall only operate under the direct supervision of an operator.

Competent person

A person who can identify working conditions or surroundings that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees and who has authorization to correct or eliminate these conditions promptly

A10.48 Standards

Standard that establishes criteria for safe work practices and training for personnel on communication structures

1910.268 (a)(1)

Telecommunication centers and telecommunication field installations

OSHA 1926

Safety for Construction

ANSI Z359

Safety requirements for Fall Protection

OSHA 1910.268

Telecommunications

ANSI Z490

Fall protection training

ANSI Z359

Fall Protection

Guard rails are required to be how high?

42 inches plus or minus 3 imches

1910.35

Head Protection

1919.268

Traffic control

ASME B30.6

American society of mechanical engineering

How does a capstan hoist work?

On principle of friction

How many wraps on capstan?

The average load requires 4 wraps.

What are 3 capstan power sources?

Electric, Gas, and hydraulic

What is a gin pole?

A device used to raise sections of tower steel or equipment.

2 ways to measure guyed wire tension?

Direct and indirect

Direct wire tension

method that uses a come- along with a load cell attached to the wire

Indirect wire tension

method-pulse and swing, or tangent and slope method