To access antennas on towers, or even installing a tower requires skillful practices, experience and safety precautions. When you search on the internet you'll come across stores like this, showing many types of harnesses. To the newcomer this can be confusing, therefore you should call them for recommendations. Tell them your applications as well. Also highly recommended to attend a "school" for tower climbing. This will also certify you for sites that require such. This page is only to provide you with an idea of equipment sources and not for certification.

Capital is a major company that makes the DBI-Sala harnesses. There are many to choose from for different applications.

Here's close-ups of some harnesses that the vender's carry or can be special ordered.

You will also need a working lanyard. They come in either chain, rope or webbing style. Here shown is the former. The smaller hooks attach to your harness's D ring. The larger attached to the tower anchor point. There are two type of the large hook, called "rebar", being the round and flat types.

You will also need a fall arrest lanyard, and again come in several types. Show here is two.

You also may consider some "rescue" tools and some carabiners, sometimes just called "Biners". Shown on the right is the steel type; aluminum ones are also made.

For rescue work a fisk is also very handy going down with two people.

These are other types and brands of fisks. Pulleys are also needed for the working rope. Speaking of the rope you need to use static type and not the rock climbing type, which is designed to stretch.

More pullys shown

Here's an example of pro-active thinking:

Tower Talk Forum about the legalities and liabilities.

Two recommended training vender's is Comtrain and Gravitech. The latter has a product catalog on their web site.

For pulleys and helmet Petzl is a good brand.

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