Basic Qualification · B-003 Station assembly, practice and safety · B-003-020-004
What equipment should be worn for working on an antenna tower?
- A Approved fall arrest equipment
- B A reflective vest
- C A pair of insulating gloves
- D A positioning waist belt
Correct answer: A — Approved fall arrest equipment. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
Working high on a tower means a fall could be fatal, so you must wear approved fall arrest equipment, which is a harness and lanyard system designed to catch you safely if you slip. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
Building a station safely: power supplies, grounding, RF exposure, lightning, feedline routing, and what a transmitter, receiver and transceiver actually do.