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Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels urges action to protect communication tower workers

02/25/2014 05:00 PM EST

More communication tower workers were killed in 2013 than in the previous two years combined, and four more tower-related deaths have already occurred in 2014. Every one of those deaths was preventable. This disturbing trend appears to be continuing, and actions must be taken to prevent more deaths. That is the message Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels is delivering to the National Association of Tower Erectors. Excerpts of remarks from Dr. Michaels to the professional association via video during their national conference are below:

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