By Todd Schlekeway, Executive Director, National Association of Tower Erectors
2015 has been a milestone year for the National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) as we are celebrating our 20th Anniversary. Twenty years after NATE was founded, the Association is once again demonstrating our leadership by collaborating with prominent companies and stakeholders from throughout the wireless industry ecosystem to establish the National Wireless Safety Alliance (NWSA). The NWSA is a national non-profit assessment and certification organization that is under development by the wireless industry in the United States. The mission statement of the NWSA is to provide thorough, independent assessments of knowledge and skills and provide verifiable worker certification in order to enhance safety, reduce workplace risk, improve quality, encourage training, and recognize the skilled professionals who work on towers and other non-standard structures.
