Planning Advisory Notices (PAN) are designed to educate the many stakeholders of the telecommunications industry including tower owners, carriers, broadcasters, general contractors, and regulators. PAN’s are intended to convey information on various subjects to raise awareness of the standards, regulations, codes and other applicable best practices related to the subjects. PAN’s are never intended by the authors, editors, or publishers to take the place of the proper application of standards, regulations, codes or other applicable best practices that apply to the subject matter. PAN’s are intended to help the reader become aware of some of the requirements associated with each subject and where to find some of the applicable information. PAN’s have been used as a part of a comprehensive training program to help raise awareness, but they should never be solely relied upon. It is the hope of the authors, editors and publishers that the awareness created by the PAN’s leads to an increase of quality allowing work to be performed in a safe manner while allowing for efficiency that comes from proper training and understanding. Readers are expected to use their best judgement when applying information supplied in the PAN’s to specific circumstances and conditions.
These documents are not a standards. These documents only represent the comments and opinions of the authors and is not intended to supersede, modify or interpret any statute, rule, regulation or other industry or TIA Standard. The publication of these documents does not represent the position or endorsement of TIA or TIF.
PAN Advisory Group: TIF Board of Directors
Please visit the links below to access each PAN article featured in Tower Times:
Antenna Installations – Mounts and Configurations
FAA Aviation Obstruction Lighting (Tower Lighting)
A Safe Job Site Is No Accident
ANSI/TIA-1019-A Standard: Roles in the Construction Process
Protecting Guyed Tower Anchors Against Corrosion
Tower Maintenance and Corrosion Prevention
Introduction to Welding Basics
Welding Discontinuities and Defects
Welding Inspection Tasks – The Role of the Inspector
Why You Can’t Rush a Communications Tower Site Build
Introduction to New Telecommunications Construction Standards: ANSI/TIA-322 and ANSI/ASSE A10.48
Classification of Tower Structures per ANSI/TIA-222-G, IBC and ASCE 7
Rigging Fundamentals 101 (Rigging Hardware & Slings)
ANSI/TIA-222 Maintenance and Condition Assessment of Telecommunication Towers
TIA-TSB-5053 Mount Classification System…What You Need to Know
What is a Wire Rope Safety Climb for Antenna Supporting Structures
Risk Categorization in Accordance with ANSI/TIA and the 2018 IBC
Twist, Plumb and Tension for Guyed Towers
FAA/FCC Lighting, Marking, and Monitoring Requirements
Rope and Rigging Compatibility
Considerations for Remediating an Overstressed Mounts
Mount Selection Considerations
An Examination of Changed Conditions as Defined by ANSI/TIA-222-H
Elevating Communication Infrastructure Through the Effective Use of MEWP
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms Part II
S.A.U.C.E. Stop-Assess-Understand-Communicate-Engage
Reviewing OSHA’s Updated 2010 Crane Standard
Employee Misclassification and Labor Burden Rates
Telecommunications Infrastructure Quality
Mobile Elevated Work Platforms; Part III
Comprehensive Structural Analysis vs. Feasibility Study
Post Installation Inspection and Post Modification Inspection
Microwave Antenna Mount Installation
Maintenance and Condition Assessment Programs
