Authorized Climber – 8 Hours
The Authorized Climber program is designed to prepare individuals with little or no experience to be able to safely climb and work on various types and sizes of towers. This course combines the cognitive and the psychomotor domains of training, which assures that the student will develop the knowledge base necessary to safely climb and work on towers, as well as the practical skill sets necessary to be able to safely perform his or her duty.

This course will address a variety of subject areas including, regulatory safety standards, equipment commonly used, engineering controls, work practice controls, and return demonstrations. Upon completion of this program, the authorized climber should be able to demonstrate proper knowledge, understanding, and application of the equipment used, as well as safe practices to be employed at all time that he or she is working on the tower.

This 2 part course combines CPR/AED/First Aid with Protection From Blood borne Pathogens. This course follows the prescribed requirements of the American Heart Association and is designed to meet the requirements of OSHA 1910.1030, the Blood borne Pathogens standard. While it is recognized that tower erectors face minimal risk of exposure to blood borne pathogens, they do occasionally provide basic first aid to co-workers who might be injured on the job, and require proper training to acclimate themselves to the risks, and to prevent any occupational exposure from occurring.

This course, as prescribed by OSHA, provides safety training to workers in the construction industry in basic hazards they are normally faced with. To achieve compliance, this course includes the required OSHA course content and is instructed by OSHA certified instructors.

This course has been reviewed by OSHA and exceeds the minimum requirements set by OSHA for the tower erection industry. Course contents includes, but is not limited to: rescue training, knowledge of fall arrest systems, anchors, and Accident Reporting procedures. The course is taught by vertical rescue specialists and experts in the tower erection industry.

This course will teach the student the industry standards applicable to most communications related rigging techniques. Taught by the Crosby Group, Inc. this course provides rigging standards, uses and applications for slings, shackles, and hooks to workers in the construction industry in order to impart the most efficient and safe methods of use.

This course combines classroom and hands-on instruction to teach and expose the student to the basic techniques and standards necessary to erect the most common communication towers, utilizing industry standards applicable to basic tower erection.

This course combines RF safety and site and equipment signage, as prescribed by industry and OSHA standards, trains students in the telecommunication construction industry the recommended site and equipment associated signage and hazard communication to be utilized on the typical communications construction job site to assure personnel and equipment safety. Students are also trained in RF hazards, and ways to protect themselves from RF health and safety risks.

This is a comprehensive training course that teaches proper overhead hoist and crane operation and OSHA-required daily inspection techniques.

Construction professionals and supervisors will benefit from this comprehensive course as they apply OSHA policies, standards, and procedures to construction safety and health.

This course combines hands-on operation and classroom techniques to teach safety training of all types of industrial lift trucks. It includes training of all applicable OSHA safety codes for fork truck operation, load handling, equipment handling, and daily inspection procedures.

This course is designed for companies with personnel interested in teaching the 10 and 30 hour construction safety program to their employees. This course allows the student to become a trainer in the Outreach Program and to conduct both a 10 and 30 hour construction safety and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion.

Participants who complete this course will be certified to be a Competent person as recognized and required by OSHA on the telecommunications construction site.

This training, conducted by manufacturers representatives and CITCA instructors, covers usage of testing and technical equipment applicable to the communications industry.

These two courses teach basic and advanced training of the proper identification of connectors and associated equipment related to the communications industry as taught by manufacturers representatives and CITCA instructors.

This training course includes identification, application, and installation & alignment of microwave related equipment and antennas. Training is provided by manufacturers representatives along with CITCA instructors.

This course is an intense two-day instructor led training course on RF line sweep theory and technology. Instruction includes knowledge of RF line sweep training, proper Site Master Operation, understanding system components and performance, maintenance, theory and application.

These two courses, as taught by manufacturers representatives and CITCA instructors, provides basic and advanced training of lighting systems applicable to the communications industry. It includes instruction on proper identification, installation, troubleshooting and repair.