SparklingSun has become a renowned name in ‘Electrical Work of Telecom Towers’. The widespread use of wireless communication services has resulted in the construction of telecommunication towers to hold transmitting devices for cellular phones, personal communication services, and television and radio broadcast antennas. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) estimates that at least 75,000 telecommunication towers have been constructed in the United States, and industry groups indicate that more than 1,000 telecommunication towers are erected each year. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is expected to promote more tower construction to meet the increased demand for wireless communication services.
 
 

 
 
Telecommunication towers may be of several types and range in height from 100 to 2,150 feet or more. Telecommunication towers are generally manufactured as sections and constructed onsite by hoisting each section into place and bolting sections together. Some models of shorter towers are self-erecting. For most towers that are constructed onsite, cranes and gin poles attached to the tower being erected are generally used to hoist each section into place. A gin pole is a device unique to the telecommunication tower industry. The gin pole is used to raise successive sections of steel, equipment, or workers into position. This temporary lifting device uses cables and pulleys to allow enough headroom to accommodate the length of the next tower section or equipment being installed.
 
The exact number of workers involved in tower construction and maintenance is unknown. Workers are categorized in a variety of occupational subgroups for which employment data are collected. These groups include communications workers, painters, steel erectors, and electrical and electronic equipment, repairers.
 
In addition to telecommunication towers, transmitting devices for wireless communication services are often mounted on the roof perimeters of buildings, exposing workers to fall hazards. However, the mounting and maintenance of these devices on buildings require fall protection measures that are not addressed in this document.