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The FCC has a new Web page dedicated to environmental NAPA and historic preservation issues. The FCC has specific responsibilities pursuant to the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and other related statutes to evaluate the impact of its actions on the quality of the human environment. NEPA requires agencies of the Federal Government to evaluate the effects of their major
federal actions on the quality of the human environment. The Commission has found that these requirements apply to a wide range of communications facilities, including broadcast and cellular antenna structures,
Tower and Antenna Siting Issues like RF Safety and Environmental
Assessment Checklists @ http://wireless.fcc.gov/siting/ ea-deficiency-checklist2_1.pdf (b) 8 RF Safety. This is part of FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell, Environmental and Historic Preservation Action Plan (FCC News Release, released May 1, 2003) and lead to the NAL $200,000 fine for operating radio equipment from an unauthorized location that has a significant environmental impact; no Environmental Impact Statement was completed.
New website@
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/environment/
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Past Issues
April 2004
WIRELESS INDUSTRY NEWS
OSHA Safety Audits At 10%
Of All Telecomm Sites |
Is your contractor in the OSHA Partnership?
If so your site may be audited. NATE/OSHA partners will be involved in
the process of conducting safety audits to document that safety practices
are being implemented according to the partnering agreement. Those audits are to be submitted to the NATE office on a quarterly basis for 10% of the projects being conducted by partnership companies. The audits must be conducted by a competent person on your job site. The President or CEO of your company then attests through their signature that the audits are a representative sampling of the audits performed by their company and are true and correct to the best of their knowledge.
The NATE/OSHA Partnership will also recognize participants as being among the safest companies in the industry.
The Partnership Inspection Checklist defines the best work practices that
must be met by NATE members participating in this program, and establishes precisely what OSHA will investigate on the jobsite of a participating NATE member company. Ten percent of the companies participating in the NATE/OSHA Partnership will receive OSHA focused inspections each year to ensure that the established practices are being utilized.
NATE/OSHA partnering companies must have their crews and
supervisory directors meet specific levels of training. All onsite tower
personnel must receive OSHA 10-hour or equivalent training. The focus of that training must be specifically tower safety. Supervisory personnel for tower crews must obtain OSHA 30-hour training or its equivalent. Again the training is to be specific to the factors facing tower workers.
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The FCC's Media Security and Reliability Council has published a "Readiness Guide for Local Media on How to Prepare for Emergencies." This colorful pamphlet is good for a quick overview :
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-244391A1.doc
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