Cell Phone Towers Raise New Concerns About Worker RF Safety

Last year several cell towers/antennae sites in the U.S. and Canada were shown to be over the FCC and Safety Code 6 limits – the highest in the world. But responsibility for compliance rests with the cell companies. Basically, they're not being monitored by anyone. Cell towers are also utilized by utilities to support the smart grid, transmitting smart meter data collection.

CBS News was told that the companies who installed the cell towers have never given them any safety instructions, or provided any guidelines for maintenance workers, who may be exposed to high levels of electric and magnetic power.