Safety and Maintenance in Telecommunications Operations and Infrastructure
3 DAYS
INSTRUCTOR LED HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
“OUR COURSES CAN BE SPECIALLY TAILORED TO ADDRESS YOUR REQUIREMENT – TELECONTRAN”
COURSE OBJECTIVES
For an industry that is responsible for ensuring efficient communication, it is paramount to ensure the safety of the people who form the backbone of the system. A myriad of hazards involved in installing and maintaining telecommunications towers, from workers needing to perform tasks at dangerous heights to installing transmission systems, cables and antennas along with risk of fall taking into consideration weather conditions. Ensuring safety in telecommunications is therefore essential for protecting human lives, maintaining network reliability, and complying with regulatory standards.
Telecontran’s Workshop on Safety and Maintenance in Telecommunications Operations and Infrastructure emphasizes on safety, health and environmental awareness and ensures that industry people are equipped with sufficient knowledge and skills needed to operate in sites with telecommunication infrastructure safely.
After successful completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Understand about safety standards, hazards as well as familiarize with international and local safety regulations in the telecommunications sector.
- Learn safe methods for handling equipment, electrical systems, working at heights and power systems.
- Develop skills for effective response during accidents, equipment failure, natural disasters and emergencies.
- Encourage participants to cultivate a mindset where safety is a priority in daily telecom operations.
- Provide practical exercises in using personal protective equipment (PPE), climbing safety and handling telecom hardware safely.
COURSE CURRICULUM
This course is specially designed for strategic or technical managers, Telecom engineers and technicians, Tower and field workers, Network operations staff, Health & Safety officers, Managers and supervisors in telecom projects.
- Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS), harnesses, lanyards, and other safety equipment.
- Fiber Cable Preparation for Installation, Termination and Splicing
- Testing Fiber Cable from End to End using hand held testing kits
- EMF Measurement using EMF Meter
- Measuring the resistance of a single grounding electrode to the earth using Clamp-on, 2-point and 3-point method.
- Visual Inspection and installing different types of electrical equipment, not limited to grounding electrodes, SPDs etc.
Module 1: Introduction to Workplace Responsibilities and Telecoms Work Environment
- Telecommunication Workplace
- Basic Architecture of Telecommunications Network
- Telecom Tower infrastructure
- Tower Cabins and its Equipment
- Server Room and Required Components
- Workplace Setting and Responsibilities of Individuals
- Key Environment Consideration
- Telecommunication Safety Standards and Regulations
Module 2: Common Hazards and Controls in the Telecom Workplace
- Range of common physical hazards
- Occupational health hazards
- Telecommunications Emergencies
- Identify and Control Risks and Hazards
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- CSCS (Construction Skills Certification Scheme) requirements
Module 3: Network Backhaul
- Microwave Backhaul
- Fiber Optic Backhaul
- Submarine Cable Backhaul
- Modern Backhaul – mmWave
- Satellite Communication Link
- Safety Standards in Network Backhaul
Module 4: Telecom Tower Safety and Maintenance
- Tower Climbing Safety
- Fall Prevention & Fall Arrest
- Anchorage Points
- Full Body Tower Climbing Harness
- Connectors
- Fall Factor & Clearance Distance
- Wire Rope Fall Protection System (PN 7000) Principles
- Anchor overhead
- Routine Maintenance Check
- Annual Preventive Maintenance Checks
- Tower Environmental Requirement
- Hazardous Effects of Cell Tower Radiation
Module 5: Fiber Optic Safety Concerns
- Guidelines for Fiber Optic Cable Installation
- Visual Safety Using Fiber Optic Sources
- Wavelength and the Eye
- Laser Classifications
- Working with Lasers
- Safety Eyewear
- Working with Optical Fibers
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
Module 6: EMF Safety Management and Guideline
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Health and Biological Effects
- Mobile phones and health
- Radiated Power
- Mobile base station radiated power
- Broadcasting station radiated power
- Wireless devices radiated power
- Preventative and precautionary measures
- Health surveillance and medical assistance
- EMF Enforcements Issues
- Legal Framework in Support for EMF Measurement
- Consumer Awareness Issues
- Formulation of National EMF Standards (Health Risk Studies, WHO and ITU)
- Status on EMF Legislative, Responsibility Matrix
Module 7: Asset Construction, Maintenance and Protection System
- Site Construction and Commissioning
- Construction guideline
- Project maintenance and guideline
- Asset Safety feature
- Asset Protection
Module 8: Lightning Protection System and Electrical Earthing and Grounding
- Lightning components
- Rod or air terminal
- Conductor or cable
- Ground Rod
- Lightning protection facts
- Lightning Do and Don’t
- Damage to Tower
- Damage to Appliance
- Lightning grounding
- Earthing components
- Earthing design
- Grounding Auto correction
- Electrostatic Discharge Control
- Earthling resistance affecting factor
- Inspection frequency
Module 9: Inventory Management
- Tracking and Control
- Cost management
- Supply Chain Integration
- Control inventory shrinkage
- Physical security and protection
- Mitigating external risks
Module 10: Safety Concerns in Server room and its equipment
- Chemical and Battery Safety
- Fire Hazard
- Room Temperature and Humidity
- Using technology such as drones, IoT sensors, and remote monitoring
Module 11: Emergency Responding
- Emergency Response Behaviors
- Role of Reporting
- Inspection
- Enforcement of Health & Safety
TRAINING/WORKSHOP | DURATION | TRAINING DATE | LOCATION |
Safety and Maintenance in Telecommunications Operations and Infrastructure | 3 Days | 18 - 20 February 2026 | Nadi, Fiji |
OUR HAPPY CLIENTS
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT TELECONTRAN !!
The workshop was extensively interesting specially in learning different types of cable, its connector and how to install them by using hands on method.
The course was packed with information on Fiber Networking and its planning, design, GPON Networking and FTTx Scenarios.
This workshop enhanced my knowledge in optical Fiber, multiple test equipment used in Cabling, light movement inside the core.
Very valuable explanation, well demonstration and clear strategies with lab sessions that the trainer is using in explaining wireline technologies.
The quality of presentation was very precise and clear and now I am confident of using OTDR.
