• Tower climbers and ground crew employees must have proper safety equipment at all times, and must be trained in using the equipment and in reporting safety issues.
• All climbing work should include comprehensive safety planning.
• A competent person must always be present when climbing work is being performed.
• No member of a work crew should climb if their mental or physical health is impaired.

Tower climbers and ground crew employees should know how to report unsafe conditions and should follow the applicable reporting process whenever they discover unsafe conditions.

Employees should follow these rules:

• All work crews need to have and use proper safety equipment at all times. No work should be done if proper safety equipment is unavailable or if the safety equipment available is not functioning properly.
• All employees should certify their commitment to “100 percent tie-off” at least once each year. Jobsite supervisors need to have a firm commitment to enforcing 100 percent tie-off at every worksite at all times when employees are climbing.
• All climbing work should include comprehensive safety planning, including a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for every job site.
• Work crews should not work at heights when weather conditions raise safety risks.
• No members of a work crew should work at heights if their physical or mental health is impaired. For example, if a member of a work crew is taking medication that affects their physical abilities (such as over-the-counter cold and flu medication that can cause drowsiness), they should not climb or work at elevations.
• Work crews should promptly report issues with any safety device and cease operations if the safety device is compromised.
• Work crews should continually seek to enhance their safety skills and awareness through regular training and stand-downs.
• Particular attention should be paid to inspections, including equipment inspections (such as inspections of tools, hoisting and rigging equipment, and other machinery) and inspections of personal protective equipment.
• Contractors need to ensure that there is a competent person on site at all times. This person should monitor the mental and physical well-being of climbers on their team. The competent person should have authority to stop an unfit employee from climbing and should be expected to exercise that authority whenever necessary to ensure the safety of employees at the site.