Watertown, SD — As part of an effort to reduce rope-related injuries among tower workers, NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is encouraging industry stakeholders to complete a survey on rope selection and use.
The association is asking respondents for details about their organization, rope applications and construction, rope inspections, and criteria for removing ropes from service, among other topics.
NATE calls on executives, forepeople, field technicians, tower hands, safety managers and trainers, and rope suppliers and procurers to participate.
“Across the telecommunications industry, rope is used daily for rigging, fall protection and rescue operations,” NATE says. “Yet, ropes continue to fail in the field, sometimes with catastrophic consequences.
“Every broken rope, missed inspection or misapplied product represents risk to users.”
