Internal OSH Regulation of Working at Height by Using Utilitarian Climbing Techniques In Telecommunication Operations

The modernization and expansion of telecommunications networks in Romania led to the explosive growth of the number of workers engaged in these activities. A determined role in the performance of these activities belongs to workers employed in the occupation of utility climber who face a risk with often fatal consequences, namely the risk of falling from a height. Carrying out work at height in safe and healthy conditions by using utilitarian climbing techniques in the field of telecommunications requires its internal regulation according to OSH, through the elaboration of OSH's own instructions. Unfortunately, the main operators in the field of telecommunications in Romania, who have the legal obligation to draw up these instructions, are currently facing multiple legislative and methodological gaps, as well as a lack of knowledge and information. In this context, this paper aims to contribute to the improvement of the safety and health of workers in the field of telecommunications in Romania, by elaborating a framework structure of the own OSH instructions for the activity of working at height by using utilitarian climbing techniques. The proposed framework structure is based on an exhaustive bibliographic documentation at the national level and has a modern and innovative character, while its content can be adapted to the particularities of the activities carried out by all operators in the field of telecommunications in Romania. With rigorous adaptations, its applicability can be successfully extended to all economic operators who carry out work activities at height by using utility climbing techniques.