The two dozen industry workers came from tower service and maintenance companies located in the Great Plains region of the U.S. The traveling NATE Fall Prevention Worker Training course was held in conjunction with Workers’ Memorial Day, observed annually on April 28. Workers’ Memorial Day honors those workers who have died on the job, acknowledges the suffering experienced by families and communities, and highlights the importance of establishing safe and healthful workplaces for all workers.
In all this year, 153 industry workers have graduated from four fall prevention courses and a single Train-the-Trainer course hosted by NATE and offered free of charge to eligible participants through a Susan Harwood Training grant (SH-27625-SH5) from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
The curriculum focuses on the hazards in the communication tower industry and includes employee rights, employer responsibilities, whistleblower protection, high angle rescue, principles of fall protection, principles of safe climbing, tower systems, testing safety climb systems, testing personal protective equipment (PPE) and conducting a job safety analysis.
The next class is set for May 19, in San Antonio (Registration Form). To see the complete schedule, CLICK HERE.
The April 28, 2016 Fall Prevention Worker Training Course Graduates are listed below:
- Eric Anderson, Tower Systems, Inc.
- Harold Andrews, SkyTop Towers Inc.
- Matt Andrews, SkyTop Towers Inc.
- Landon Anker, Sioux Falls Tower & Communications
- Anthony Boyer, Sioux Falls Tower & Communications
- Dylan Elsik, Skytop Towers Inc.
- Frank Frahm, Tri State Tower, Inc.
- Justin Friis, SkyTop Towers Inc.
- Nick Hauck, Sioux Falls Tower & Communications
- Dave Humble, Maguire Iron, Inc.
- Michael Knudson, Kilowatt, Inc.
- Aric Lowe, Kilowatt, Inc.
- Koda Mayrant, Killowatt, Inc.
- Miles Mellor, Kilowatt, Inc.
- Jayson Nelson, Anchorguard LLC
- Larry Nierengarten, Maguire Iron, Inc.
- Scott Riedesel, Tri State Tower, Inc.
- Lance Rosa, One Way Building Services, Inc.
- Antony Sargeant, Sioux Falls Tower & Communications
- Shelby Soesbe, Needmore Towers Inc.
- Drew Stevens, Ehresmann Engineering, Inc
- Todd Thorin, Sioux Falls Tower & Communications
- Vince Wellenstein, Needmore Towers Inc.
- Jesse Wickwire, SkyTop Towers Inc.
Sioux Falls Area Director for OSHA Sheila Stanley spoke to students about Worker’s Memorial Day.
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