The CSS Ltd Service Portfolio

CSS Ltd are an independent inspection company, specializing in the civil and installation works of mobile telecommunications sites. CSS has an industry specific background enabling us to carryout thorough audits in line with the client’s design, incorporating Government guidelines and industry standards.

With UK wide capability and the flexibility to deploy highly skilled and experienced inspectors to site, our approach to the site audit process drives for quality, attention to detail and customer service, whilst remaining impartial.

Full site inspection – climbable structures

CSS will carry out a full audit of newly built & upgraded mobile telecommunications sites to include both civils and rigging installations against the client’s design manual. CSS can arrange outages prior to inspection as required.

All inspections include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Risk assessment.
• Check as built drawings against completed site.
• Install relevant RF signage and site safety signage.
• Fall arrest system checks.
• Feeder analysis – check general quality of feeder installation and that size and labelling of feeders complies with client design requirements.
• Analysis of feeder test results.
• Check that adequate weatherproofing has been provided to all connectors and earth kits.
• Orientation checks – using GPS satellite alignment tool, all antenna orientations and downtilts are checked to ensure they are within the relevant tolerances & results recorded.
• Full health and safety assessment of mast steelwork, where appropriate.
• Check of cable management system to ensure a logical route is followed and that feeders are installed to the relevant bend radius.
• ICNIRP compliance check.
• Check on-site quantities used against contractor’s schedule of rates.

The inspectors climb the structure in order to carry out the appropriate checks. All inspections are supported by a full set of digital photographs and all data gathered is recorded, at the time of the survey, onto a snagging form which is then submitted to the client electronically.

All inspection data is stored in the CSS database so that trend analysis and any other client reporting requirements can be met in order to establish best performing contractors.