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| North Carolina Proposes New Telecomm Laws |
Recognizing the tremendous increase of telecommunications towers and their associated hazards, the state of North Carolina is proposing new rules for industry employers and employees. The total number of towers in operation in the state grew to 20,798 in 2003 and continues to grow. "The North Carolina Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Division proposes to address the unique hazards within this field of work including, but not limited to, fall protection, non-ionizing radiation, and employee training and to clarify employer responsibilities regarding the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by their workers during construction, maintenance and demolition of communications towers". These rules are more industry specific than the existing NC and OSHA standards in use today.
In addition to the current OSHA definitions the proposed definitions address: Safety plans, Safety conditions, Competent and Qualified persons, Fall Protection Equipment, 100% Fall Protection, Qualified Climber, Tower inspection, Construction and Maintenance. Also addressed are Employer Responsibilities, Hazard Identification and Assessment, Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS), Emergency and Rescue Procedures, Non-ionizing Radiation Exposure, Lock Out tag Out Hoists and gin Poles, Record Keeping and Training. It is expected other states will adopt similar new laws to stem the industry incident and accident rates.
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| Visit RSI at PCIA Wireless Infrastructure Conference Oct. 5-7 in Dallas, TX Booth #226. Steve Walz will speak on Operational Risk Reduction for Site Compliance on Oct. 6, 2004 at 9:00 am.
The tradeshow link is: www.pcia.com |
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| FCC News |
- FCC Adopts Nationwide Programmatic Agreement to Streamline Review Process for Communications Towers. Click Here
- New Figures Show Broadband Deployment Accelerating in the U.S. Click Here
- FCC Designates Spectrum for Advanced Wireless Services and Proposes Licensing and Service Rules. Click Here
- FCC Adopts Annual Report on State of Competition in the Wireless Industry. Click Here
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