The recently updated ANSI/ASSP A10. 48 standard establishes minimum criteria for safe practices and training in these work environments. It is not a standard or regulation, and it neither creates new legal obligations nor alters existing obligations created by OSHA standards or the Occupational Safety and Health Act. Pursuant to the OSH Act, employers must comply with safety and health standards and regulations issued and enforced. At one recent conference, OSHA administrator David Michaels told attendees that workers on communications towers face a significantly higher rate of workplace deaths — reportedly 25 to 30 times the normal rate. As you'd expect, falls are the biggest hazard, but they're not the only one. And they, like all workers, have an inherent right to safety, health and well-being on the job.
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