NATE Releases White Paper Highlighting Safety Sleeve Testing Data
For Immediate Release:
March 31, 2020
NATE Releases White Paper Highlighting Safety Sleeve Testing Data
(Watertown, SD) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today officially released the NATE Safety Sleeve Testing Final Report. This in-depth, 62-page white paper describes the overall scope, methodology and results from the NATE sponsored Safety Sleeve Testing events that were performed at the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) in Dayton, Ohio in 2018 and 2019.
The testing, performed over three different events and six total days, included over one hundred ten (110) drops completed. The Association’s Safety Sleeve Testing Team attempted to push the design limits and standards of the safety sleeves and test outside of the parameters established by ANSI/ASSP Z359. Therefore, most of the tests were performed for replication of real-world use and application. The test results presented should only be used to validate and reinforce existing safety procedures.
“The Association is excited to officially make this Safety Sleeve Testing Final Report available and encourages all NATE member companies and industry stakeholders to review the important data outlined in the white paper,” said testing team participant Stephanie Brewer from Sabre Industries. “The intent of the testing was to provide feedback to NATE and its membership, and to provide future guidance for the Safety Equipment Manufacturers Committee (SEMC) for developing new testing parameters and safety climb system performance criteria. We believe the results of the testing events will ultimately raise the bar on safety in the communications infrastructure industry,” added Brewer.
The following companies, organizations and individuals participated in the NATE Safety Sleeve Testing events:
3M
Chris Coyle
Rick Miller
American Tower
Falicia Hill
Michael Deese
Nathan Haselden
Sarah Rucker
Crown Castle
Allen Turcotte
Kenneth Hill
Richard Cullum
GME Supply
John Lamond
NATE
John Paul Jones
Sabre Industries
Stephanie Brewer
Safety LMS
Cody Jones
SBA Communications
David Sams
Jeremy Buckles
Justin Lignocain
Nick Wilkerson
Skylotec
Doug Mercier
Trylon
Devin Finingan
TUF-TUG
Joey Deuer
Sheri O’Dell-Deuer
Dawn Smith
University of Dayton Research
Institute (UDRI)
Jordan Speers
Vertical Bridge
Michael De Boer
The NATE Safety Sleeve Testing Final Report is available to the Association’s members and the industry as a free downloadable resource. Visit www.natehome.com to learn more about NATE.
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About NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association
NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association is a non-profit trade association dedicated to providing a unified voice for companies in the diverse tower and communications infrastructure construction, service and maintenance industries. Today the Association boasts over 955 member companies located throughout the United States, Bahamas, Canada, China, Ghana, Israel, Jamaica, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Trinidad and the United Kingdom. For additional information on NATE, please visit www.natehome.com.
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