NATE Releases Electrical Safety Awareness Video
For Immediate Release:
April 9, 2024
Video is the Second to Debut in Volume 7 of the Association’s Popular #ClimberConnection Series
(Watertown, SD) – NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association today unveiled a video shining a spotlight on the topic of Electrical Safety Awareness. The video is the second to Debut in Volume 7 of the Association’s popular #ClimberConnection Series.
The NATE Electrical Safety Awareness video is intended to provide guidance to the industry’s technician workforce regarding the hazards associated with working near power lines as well as the equipment and training protocols necessary to keep workers safe in these environments. The video also highlights the NATE Electrical Safety Awareness training resources that are available for free to the Association’s members and stakeholders in the industry.
“As convergence happens and the industry continues to evolve, we are seeing more scenarios where tower technicians are getting exposed to overhead and downed electrical hazards while deploying wireless and broadband services,” said Corey Manus, Vice President Business Development and Special Projects at TES, a Congruex Company. “The video touches on many crucial elements the industry’s workforce needs to be educated and trained to ensure their safety when working in these environments. I would strongly encourage companies in the industry to incorporate this video into their tailgate safety meetings and training sessions,” added Manus.
Click HERE to watch the Electrical Safety Awareness #ClimberConnection Video. NATE encourages tower technicians, contractor companies, tower owners, wireless carriers, public safety communications officials and all communications infrastructure stakeholders to actively take part in this campaign by posting the video on their respective social networking platforms using the hashtag #ClimberConnection.
The Association also encourages industry workers to subscribe to NATE’s YouTube Channel and share their comments on the video through social interaction on the Association’s Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Tumblr, X and YouTube platforms.
To access NATE’s Electrical Safety Awareness Training Curriculum and Resources, visit the Association’s website at the following link: https://natehome.com/safety-education/susan-harwood-grant-courses/2023-electrical-safety-awareness-for-telecom-workers-training-course/.
The #ClimberConnection Volume 7 campaign is designed to supply education on timely topics directly to the industry’s workforce. For more information on NATE, visit www.natehome.com.
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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 industries. It is recognized as the tower industry leader in promoting safety, standards, and education. Today, the Association boasts approximately 1,090 member companies (mostly small businesses) that construct, service or maintain hundreds of thousands of communications towers and next generation networks throughout the United States and 12 other countries.
