Penalties said to be low when companies are cited following fatal tower climber accidents January 12, 2010 - A review of OSHA penalties during the past two years found that the average charge levied against a tower construction company cited after a climber died following a fall from an elevated...
Two traveling techs rescue a climber stuck in her harness High angle rescue was just three miles away, but Chase County, Kansas emergency personnel didn't know that as they were trying to figure out how to rescue a climber who couldn't make it down from a tower. Please see:Rescue ...
The underlying force required for climbing is generated by a combination of muscle tension and eccentric (lengthening) power. As the climber uses their arms to pull on the small rock contact points, they must generate enormous forces in the finger flexors to maintain gripping strength. Additionally...
"Because we're so close to the day-to-day requirements for climber safety, we see everything through a magnifying glass, through a thicker lens of emotion than the general public that viewed the special," said one industry observer. New York man dies from apparent fall from tower; Californi...
CITCA announces the opening of its regional tower climber safety training facility near Dallas December 17, 2009 - Steve Wilder, V/P and COO of CITCA, the Communication Industry Training and Certification Academy in Bradley, Ill. recently announced the opening a new regional training facility near...
If the climber headed down the highway to WNNK's "Hot Adult Contemporary" tower, he would have been exposed to an ERP of 20.5 kW. In the case of a person in an RF field, the body acts as a dielectric. If the power in the RF field exceeds 10 milliwatts per centimeter, a person...