Environmental, Health,
and Safety Guidelines
for Telecommunications
PREPARED
By Mohammad Sameer Aslam
What EHS is:
(Environment, Health, Safety)
Environment- Conserving Air, Water, Soil, Plants,
Animals, Wildlife, Our Community (causing no
damage)
Health- Preserving Human Health both Chronic and
Acute (preventing illness)
Safety- Preserving Human and Community Safety/
Well Being (preventing injury)
Applicability
The EHS Guidelines for Telecommunications are
applicable to telecommunications infrastructure
such as fixed line and wireless voice and data
transmission infrastructure, including long
distance terrestrial and submarine cables (e.g.
fiber optic cables), as well as radio and television
broadcasting, and associated telecommunications
and broadcasting installations and equipment.
Fitness for Work
All climbers on towers must undergo periodic medical
examinations every two years (annually for those over fifty
years of age) to ensure that they do not have any medical
conditions, physically or mentally, which may interfere with
their work or put themselves or others at risk.
Any person involved in the climbing of towers who is aware
of any personal medical complaint, or any other reason
which might in any way affect his ability to climb or work,
and which might endanger himself or any other person,
must tell the team leader, who must immediately inform
the External Works Supervisor, they must not climb until
agreement
Training and/or Experience
No person shall undertake work which involves climbing
radio towers unless they have previously received adequate
and suitable training or have previous experience of that
work. Documentary evidence shall be provided of the
training and experience of each member of the team.
Suitable evidence would be a statement of training
certificates and full details of work undertaken to date,
provided by the contractor to the engineer in charge of the
project.
Safety Tools
Harness
Safety Glove
Helmet
Safety Shoes
Eye Goggles
Protective Clothing
Personnel involved in climbing a tower shall be suitably clothed
for the weather conditions prevailing at the time. Compound sole
boots or shoes. Clothing, including gloves, shall not unduly
impede movement. Bright colored clothing or reflective patches,
for identification purposes, are recommended. Climber's helmets
complying with safety shall be worn at all times when working
either on or in the near vicinity of an operational tower.
Safety Equipment
Types of Equipment All persons climbing towers are to wear and
use a Safety Harness complying with the requirements. Adequate
precautions shall be taken against an accident, and in particular
a fall, when personnel are working, changing positions at heights
on towers, or when ascending or descending towers not fitted
with caged climbing ladders. All personnel are to be permanently
attached to the structure at all times by suitable purpose
designed equipment once they move away from a recognized
place of safe access from where a fall from height is possible. A
working platform or a caged permanent climbing ladder
conforming to the requirements of the Construction (Working
Places) Regulations would constitute a place of safe access. It is
the responsibility of the team leader to confirm places of safe
access on the structure with the External Works Supervisor.
Storage of Safety
Equipment Safety equipment shall be stored in a cool dry
place, adequately ventilated and not subjected to direct
sunlight. Precautions shall be taken to avoid contact with
sharp objects, corrosives and other possible causes of
damage.
Examination and Maintenance
Before every climb, all safety equipment which may be used
shall be examined by the intended user for wear and any
damage or malfunction. Any defective items shall be
replaced with suitable ones before climbing.
Radiation and Electrical
Hazards Before any climbing on a radio tower is undertaken,
all practicable precautions shall be taken to eliminate danger
due to live electrical cables, or apparatus which is liable to be
a source of danger. All potential hazards in the work area will
be stated on the Permit to Work.
Climbing and Working
Conditions Once the BT External Works Supervisor has given approval
to climb, the team leader is responsible for the final decision as to
whether to undertake a climb, the opinion of the personnel who will
be involved in work on the tower should be taken into consideration.
In normal circumstances climbing should not be commenced if:
The steelwork has ice or snow on it.
There are high winds, or heavy rain.
Thunder is heard.
A storm is forecast.
Visibility is such that the working location on the tower cannot be
seen from the ground.
Work on Towers
In situations where the nature and location of the work only
requires one person to climb the structure, there must be at least
one other person on site in contact with and watching the person
on the tower. The second person must also be trained and
competent to work at height on towers and masts and must be
familiar with rescue procedures. Unless it is essential, one person
should not work in a position directly under another and be
exposed to the danger of being hit by falling tools or other items.
The External Works Supervisor will not act as this second person
for a contractor.
Driving Safety
Before beginning a long drive, always get enough sleep and eat something before you go. Highly
caffeinated beverages are not necessarily the best way to stay awake while driving. While initially you
will feel more alert, the effects can recede with time, and your attention may wander although you
remain awake.
Pull over and take breaks every couple of hours, even if you don't feel sleepy. Grab a snack, get some
fresh air, and stretch your legs by walking around. If you need to, take a quick nap.
If you can, share the driving responsibilities with someone else. This will allow you to keep an eye on
each other while driving and also enable you to nap without losing time. If you're driving alone, turn on
the radio or put on some music, and keep your window cracked open. You may also want to refrain
from using your cruise control if you're driving alone at night -- having to concentrate on maintaining
your speed can help you stay awake.
If you do have to pull over, move your vehicle off the road. Never park on the shoulder or in the
breakdown lane for any reason except an emergency.
If you are driving a rental vehicle, familiarize yourself with the car and all of its equipment (horn,
brakes, hazard lights).
Before setting off on a long car trip, be sure your vehicle is in prime condition -- that tires are properly
inflated, all fluids are at their proper levels and you have a full tank of gas. (For particularly long road
trips, you may want to have your mechanic do a more thorough check.)
Electrical Safety
Telecommunications workers may be exposed to occupational hazards from contact with live
power lines during construction, maintenance, and operation activities. Prevention and control
measures associated with live power lines include:
Only allowing trained and certified workers to install, maintain, or repair electrical
equipment;
Deactivating and properly grounding live power distribution lines before work is performed
on, or in close proximity to, the lines;
Ensuring that live-wire work is conducted by trained workers with strict adherence to specific
safety and insulation standards. Qualified or trained employees working on transmission or
distribution systems should be able to achieve
Ensure proper use of special safety equipment and procedures when working near, or on,
exposed energized parts of an electrical system
Workers should not approach an exposed, energized or conductive part even if properly
trained unless:
The worker is properly insulated from the energized part with gloves or other approved
insulation
Where maintenance and operation is required within minimum setback distances, specific
training, safety measures, personal safety devices, and other precautions should be defined
in a health and safety
Electrical Safety
Recommendations
to prevent, minimize, and control injuries related to electric
shock include:
All electrical installations should be performed by certified personnel and
supervised by an accredited person. Certification for such work should
include theoretical as well as practical education and experience;
Strict procedures for de-energizing and checking of electrical equipment
should be in place before any maintenance work is conducted. If deenergizing is not possible, electrical installations should be moved or
insulated to minimize the hazardous effects;
Prior to excavation works, all existing underground cable installations
should be identified and marked. Drawings and plans should indicate such
installations;
All electrical installations or steel structures, such as masts or towers,
should be grounded to provide safety as the electrical current chooses the
grounded path for electrical discharge
Personnel training should be provided in revival techniques for victims of
electric shock.
Riyadh District- Qassim QEHS Training
& Exam
1
Sameer Aslam
Training
Location
Riyadh
Sayed Qadeer
S/N
Name
Project
Location/MCs Designation
Company
Training Date
QEHS Exam
STC-MS
Riyadh
RPM
SEDER
8-Aug-16
Passed
Riyadh
STC-MS
Riyadh
SEDER
8-Aug-16
Passed
M Mustafa
Damam
STC-MS
Riyadh
SEDER
9-May-16
Passed
Adnan Sajjad
Riyadh
STC-MS
Riyadh
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
Afaq Rahmat Ali
Riyadh
STC-MS
Affif
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
Abid Ullah
Riyadh
STC-MS
Affif
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
Abdul Rauf
Riyadh
STC-MS
Aflaaj
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
Mohammad Hussain
Riyadh
STC-MS
Aflaaj
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
Asjad Javed
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
Coordinator
Project
Coordinator
PMR
Coordinator
FLM Engineer
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM Engineer
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM Engineer
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
10
Shahaab Khan
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
11
Waris Ali Khan
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
12
Moazam Hussain
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
13
Adnan Faiz
Riyadh
STC-MS
Riyadh
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
14
Zawar Khan
Riyadh
STC-MS
Riyadh
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
15
Waheed ur rehman
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
FLM Engineer
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM Engineer
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM Engineer
SEDER
16-Jul-16
Passed
16
Tabarak Hussain
Riyadh
STC-MS
Dawadmi
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
17
Tauseef Ilyas
Riyadh
STC-MS
Dawadmi
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
18
M Rasheed
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
FLM Engineer
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM Engineer
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
19
Muhammad Irfan
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
20
M Shahid Iqbal
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
FLM Engineer
FLM
Rigger/Tech
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
Riyadh District- Qassim QEHS Training & Exam
S/N
Name
Training
Location
Project
Location/MCs
Designation
Company
Training Date
QEHS Exam
21
Najam Raheem
Riyadh
STC-MS
Quwayiah
FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
22
Amanullah
Riyadh
STC-MS
Riyadh
FLM Engineer
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
23
Naveed Ullah Khan
Riyadh
STC-MS
Riyadh
FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
24
Muhammad Arif
Riyadh
STC-MS
Shaqra
FLM Engineer
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
25
Arshad Mehmood
Riyadh
STC-MS
Shaqra
FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
17-Jul-16
Passed
26
shakir hussain
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Engineer
SEDER
14-Jul-16
Passed
27
Mazhar Rehman
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
14-Jul-16
Passed
28
Amir Zeb
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
29
Bashir Raja
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
30
wajahat suleman
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Engineer
SEDER
14-Jul-16
Passed
31
Atbak Abbasi
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
14-Jul-16
Passed
32
Nasir Razzaq
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
33
Irshad Ali
Buraida
STC-MS
Majma
FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
34
Daniyal Razzaq
Riyadh
STC-MS
Wadi Dawasir FLM Engineer
SEDER
8-Aug-16
Passed
35
Abdul Jabbar
Riyadh
STC-MS
Wadi Dawasir FLM Rigger/Tech
SEDER
8-Aug-16
Passed
36
Palpandian
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
37
Kamran Khan
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
38
Muhammad Qurratulain Khan
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
39
Muhammad Farooq
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
40
Muhammad sohail
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
Riyadh District- Qassim QEHS Training & Exam
S/N
Name
Training
Location
Project
Location/MCs Designation
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM
Rigger/Tech
Company
Training Date
QEHS Exam
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
41
Saqib Mahmood
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
42
Muhammad Saqlain
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
43
Muhammad Ilyas
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
44
Muhammad Tauseef Khan
Buraida
STC-MS
Al Rass
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
45
Said Akbar
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
46
Abid Ali Khan
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
47
Abdul Wahab Ali
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
48
Faheemullah
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
49
Rashid Nisar
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
50
John Joseph Abelgas
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
51
Muhammad Atif
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
52
Muhammad Nouman
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
53
Haris
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
54
Rizwan Mushtaq
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
FLM Engineer
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
55
Khan Baaz
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
56
Tanveer Ahmed
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
57
Rizwan Gul
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
58
Muhammad Ibrar
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
59
Wahid Abbas
Buraida
STC-MS
Buraydha
SEDER
12-Jul-16
Passed
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM
Rigger/Tech
FLM
Rigger/Tech
Project
Coordinator
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Life Safety Code Enforcement
EHS personnel inspect all site locations on a
routine and special basis to ensure the safety of
FME, Rigger & Visitors.
If any unsafe conditions are found, the Authority
Having Jurisdiction has the authority to stop the
work and/or lock out the area until improvements
are made.
