10 May MATS Newsletter – Spring 2023
Download the latest MATS Newsletter featuring the latest on the upcoming 2023 conference, and updates on MAST and Towers group becoming a Limited Business. Download the Newsletter by clicking here. ...
29 Dec Newsletter Winter 2022
Download the latest MATS Newsletter featuring updates from our quarterly meeting, photography competition, new rooftop worker scheme launch and an introduction to David Edwards, the new MATS co-ordinator. To download the newsletter click here. ...
12 Apr MATS Newsletter – Spring 2022
Download the latest MATS Newsletter featuring the latest on the upcoming 2022 conference, urban small cell deployments and a look at recruiting apprentices. Download the Newsletter by clicking here. ...
17 Jul The Institute of Engineering and Technology on 5G
The institute of Engineering and Technology feels there has been an “infodemic” of misleading and false information about 5G and alleged health effects. Some of it is pure fantasy, but there have also been sincere concerns expressed by some people, including scientists, who are not up to date with how 5G has evolved in the UK. You can read the full article here. ...
29 May Summer newsletter – 2020
The MATS Group Summer Newsletter 2020 is available now. The newsletter features the groups reaction to the Covid-19 outbreak, an update on the 2020 MATS Group Conference as well as a article on the recent attacks on telecommunications and broadcast structures by 5G protesters. Download - The MATS Group Summer Newsletter 2020 ...
30 Nov MBNL mandatory training requirements for Safe Lifting and Lowering in the telecommunications sector
The Mast and Tower Safety Group would like to clarify its position on the recently published MBNL mandatory training requirements for Safe Lifting and Lowering in the telecommunications sector. Whilst we actively encourage safety improvements within our industry the group is not connected with this initiative and there has been no direct consultation with all its members in accordance with our terms of reference. ...
10 Nov 2020 Conference tickets now on sale
The MATS Group are pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for our next annual conference which will take place at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry on Wednesday 22nd April 2020. Thanks to our headline sponsor Virtua who have agreed to support the event once again. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here We have had an excellent response from over 25 exhibitors and confirm Nationwide Platforms, Petzl, Arco, Commhoist, Never Let Go will all be attending along with a host of others including: XI Training, Safety at Height, Abaris, Ridgegear, Harken, P2ML, Tracked Access, Heightec, Link Microtek, Maser Comms, Spanset, Data Structures, FLI Structurers, Straightpoint, and Swann Engineering. The conference committee is putting together another interesting and varied range of speakers for the event but is also keen to see if any stakeholders or interested parties have any particular issues or subjects you would like to be covered at the conference? If you have any particular relevant topic suggestions please email your suggestions to conference@matsgroup.info If you have a question or query about the work of MATS please email conference@matsgroup.info prior to the event and we will endeavour to answer your question at the conference. Please limit your question to around 30 words. We look forward...
18 Jun Call for Feedback
Call for feedback - DRAFT Guidance Note GN-018 - Risk Assessment and Method Statements The MATS Group have drafted a new Guidance Note GN-018 and would like to receive feedback on this draft approach to communicating uncertainty from industry experts and officials who are involved in Working at Height and RF issues. We will assess all comments from interested parties which are submitted and these will be taken into consideration if found to be relevant and appropriate to include in the final version of the document. Click here to download the draft GN-018 notes. Please forward any comments to enquiries@matsgroup.info before Friday 13th July 2018....
01 Nov National Register of RF Workers Annual Meeting on the 6th Dec 2017
The programme for the Register’s Annual Meeting has been finalised. The event has been running for over a decade and has seen a string of esteemed guest speakers and interesting presentations covering a variety of aspects relating to RF in the workplace. This year it is no different. The morning session focuses on training for work in an RF environment. Hugo Bibby, Link MicroTek, will talk to us about the “current standards and expectations of RF awareness training” and following this Robin Conway, ARCC communications, will tell us how “the proposed Government approved apprentice scheme for RF Riggers” is shaping up. In the afternoon we will be joined by Julian Kelsall-Joel, Qinetiq, who will speak about the unique “challenges (and solutions) of managing RF at Qinetiq” and finally Nigel Cridland, PHE, will provide us with “The latest from Public Health England” on dealing with RF in the working environment. It is again hosted at The University of Birmingham’s Medical School on the 6th of Dec 2017, beginning at 10.30 and finishing at 3.30. If you would like to attend or require further information please write to us at RFregister@bham.ac.uk or contact Ian Litchfield on 0121 414 6006. ...