8-Hour Class

This 8-hour course will teach and expose the student to the basic techniques and standards necessary to erect the most common communication towers, utilizing industry standards applicable to basic tower erection.

 

Referenced Standards:

OSHA 1910.66 – Powered Platforms, Manlifts and Vehicle-mounted work platforms

OSHA 1910.183 – Helicopters

OSHA 1910.184 – Slings

OSHA 1296.550 – Cranes and Derricks

OSHA 1926.750 – Steel Erection

OSHA 1926.751 – Structural Steel Assembly

OSHA 1926.752 – Steel Erection – Bolting, Riveting, Fitting-up, and Plumbing-up

EIA/TIA 222 – Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures

 

Course Outline:

1. Pre-Job Safety - 60 minutes
     - Pre-Job Survey
     - Hazard Identification
     - Pre-Job Inspection
     - Safety Meetings
2. Pre-Tower Erection (classroom & hands-on) - 90 minutes
     - Off-loading Tower Steel
     - Inventory and Preparation
     - Pre-assembly on Ground
     - Task Assignments
     - Tower Erection Plan
3. Life Equipment/Devices – 90 minutes
     - Powered Platforms, Manlifts
     - Vehicle-mounted Work Platforms
     - Cranes, Hoists
     - Gin Poles
     - Winches
     - Helicopters
     - Slings
4. Communications and Interfacing – 60 minutes
     - USA Standard Hand Signals
     - Radio Communications
     - Alternate Communications
5. Tower Designs – 60 minutes
     - Self-Support Towers
     - Monopole Towers
     - Guyed Towers
     - Other Tower Structures
6. Tower Assembly – 120 minutes
     - Foundations and Anchor Bolts
     - Anchor Blocks and Points
     - Single Section Assembly
     - Multiple Section Assembly
7. Final Exam

 

Cost: $429 pp