[FARC] July 21 NBC Dateline Documentary on the Tower Industry

[K3SKE Dan Szymanski]

Forwarded to me by the Director of Construction at United States Tower Services, Ltd.
Technicial issues aside, it could be worth watching. Again 21 July is Monday
Regards,
K3SKE
Dan


Below is a link about the upcoming documentary being aired very soon I think it said 21st of July but check.  May be interesting to those that don't understand what and how we do things.
 

As for the ones that do I am sure we will note a lot of flagrant safety issues.  I noted the first picture of a woman on a tower leg tied of with her positioning lanyard (down low) and her fall arrest lanyard (up high).for those that don't know her hook on the peg above her is a large hook.  The peg she has this tied to does not have an end large enough to "keep" the hook on the peg if she were to fall when she disconnects her lower lanyard.  This is what leads to the high fatality deaths we have had in this industry to date.  Just so your minds are at ease, yes this job that I and my friends and acquaintances do for a living is inherently dangerous, however given the proper training AND use of their equipment can and has proven to be a factor for a long career in this business.  It is unfortunate that there are those that take this lightly and think they are invincible.  It is a shame but I recommend watching for a sense of what we do in providing the end user to watch television, listen to radio and communicate via those cell phones and have down so for over 70 years in the tower industry.

 

Have a great day.