Dayton, OH — A brand new video from NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association highlights the efforts of its Safety Equipment Manufacturers Committee to “test equipment the way it’s being used in the field.”
In cooperation with the University of Dayton’s Structures and Materials Assessment, Research, and Test (SMART) Laboratory, SEMC members take a look at tools – underneath real-world situations – that meet the requirements of the American National Standards Institute.
SEMC Chair Jeremy Buckles says within the video that the committee up to now has developed 5 tests that simulate duties throughout a tower climber’s workday.
“We wanted to show the climbers how their equipment functions under their everyday use. We want to make sure that we show the climbers if it’s supposed to function under motion, we’re going to test it for motion. There isn’t a standard test for that, so that’s what we’re here for.”
Buckles calls the committee a “group of friends” who share “a common goal of protecting the climbers, because our passion is for the industry.”
The video is the latest installment in NATE’s Climber Connection sequence, which promotes secure work practices for communication tower employees. The association asks climbers and different business stakeholders to make use of the hashtag #ClimberConnection when posting the video on social media platforms.
