Telecommunications

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Fact sheets
- Radiofrequency radiation
  Explains how to keep workers from being exposed to high levels of radiofrequency radiation when working near RF-generating antennas.
  English 05/19/2017

Final Rules
- Division 2, Subdivision R, Special Industries (includes Grain Handling Facilities, Ornamental Tree & Shrub Services, Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills, Sawmills, Telecommunications)
  6-2017 Word version
Program Directives
- Fall Protection: Hoisting Employees during Communication Tower Work Activities
  Purpose: This instruction establishes the inspection policy and procedures to ensure uniform enforcement of provisions addressing work activities that involve hoisting employees to and from workstations on communication towers using a personnel hoist.
  A-294 03/26/2020
- Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Work Zones
  Purpose: To provide guidance to compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) on how to conduct safety and health inspections of workplaces involved in construction, maintenance, or utility work activities on or near roadways and highways (hereinafter "work zones") where public or site operation vehicular traffic exposes workers to struck-by hazards.
  A-290 09/15/2021
- Ladders: Manhole Metal Ladders for Telecommunications Workers
  Purpose: Portable Ladders: Manhole Metal Ladders for Telecommunication Activities
  A-033 05/29/2018