Law on trespassing on Phone masts/Radio towers

[Bryan1993]

What is the law on climbing a phone mast ? Iv done lots of googling but found nothing concrete.

They are putting cameras on masts now days with automated messages coming on over a tanoy/speaker and automatically calling the police.

If I were to get caught what would happen to me ?

 

[ash47]

I'd be less worried about getting caught and more worried about the potential risk of life changing radiation damage and/or death.

FAQ: Antennas, Masts, Aerials etc | General Exploring Chat Forum

Many people write here asking something like: 'Yo! can I climb this mast?, here is a picture.' Normally the answers are a garbled mix of 'lol, so you've had all your babies then..' to 'it'll be totally fine', and in most cases the people giving the answers have as much of a clue as the people...

www.28dayslater.co.uk

I personally wouldn't mess around near anything like that unless I was 101% sure it was disused/deactivated.

 

[Stumpy_UX]

I'd be less worried about getting caught and more worried about the potential risk of life changing radiation damage and/or death.

FAQ: Antennas, Masts, Aerials etc | General Exploring Chat Forum

Many people write here asking something like: 'Yo! can I climb this mast?, here is a picture.' Normally the answers are a garbled mix of 'lol, so you've had all your babies then..' to 'it'll be totally fine', and in most cases the people giving the answers have as much of a clue as the people...

www.28dayslater.co.uk

I personally wouldn't mess around near anything like that unless I was 101% sure it was disused/deactivated.

Thanks for sharing that old post. I’ve had my eye on a few tall masts in my local area. Don’t think I’ll be trying them now I know the risks.

 

[ash47]

Thanks for sharing that old post. I’ve had my eye on a few tall masts in my local area. Don’t think I’ll be trying them now I know the risks.

All good man, no judgement from me. I had no idea the severity of it until the comments of a random mast climb on youtube a while ago lol

 

[Bryan1993]

I’m talking about the law, not the radiation. I know what is safe to climb and what isn’t. What is the law on trespassing on phone masts ?

 

[Els]

Bloke on here once years back, went up a mast, fucking fantastic report - week later cunt said his nads dried up n fell off.

 

[wormster]

Useful information here:

SIM 05/2001/50 electromagnetic radiation in the telecommunications sector - Previously SIM 03/2001/02

SIM 05/2001/50 electromagnetic radiation in the telecommunications sector - Previously SIM 03/2001/02

www.hse.gov.uk

It’s me mostly HSE regulations but just on a skim read section 7 covers what the OP is looking for. Although until someone gets busted half way up a mast and it goes to court I suspect that beyond HSE regs, it’s the old trespassing shizzle and it would be up to either the operator or landowner bringing charges. Wait for a test case to get an answer.

Regardless of the legalities of doing such things and thinking “Yeah!! I know the risks” it’s not something I have a burning desire to do, as I don’t fancy being cooked like a turkey ina microwave oven!! although if Penn Hill mast in Somerset were to be turned off, then “All bets are off!”