From a telecom tower engineering perspective, telecom tower requirements can be grouped into regulatory approvals, zoning and permitting, site conditions, structural and technical standards, and documentation and inspection processes governing communications towers. Prior to the 1980s, communication and broadcast tower erection, servicing and maintenance was a very small and highly specialized industry. Over the past 30 years, the growing demand for wireless and broadcast communications has spurred a dramatic increase in communication tower construction and. OSHA seeks comment on better protections for communication tower workers. OSHA News Release, (April 14, 2015). Communication Tower Best Practices - OSHA/FCC Joint Publication. Inspection Procedures. PURPOSE: This policy provides clarification of the requirements for DSA approval of plans and certification of construction for state-owned, state-leased or privately owned towers and poles utilized for essential services communication and for essential antenna and equipment mounted on the towers. The requirements for a telecom tower extend far beyond structural construction. Tower owners must comply with a multi-layered regulatory, engineering, and safety framework that governs tower siting, where a cell tower can be built, how it must be designed, and how it operates throughout its. Building new towers or collocating antennas on existing structures requires compliance with the Commission's rules for environmental review.
