Thank you for the response Bob. We never have to work in front of cell antennas (behind them, but not in front), but one of our locations is on a colocated rooftop that has an FM station. Any time we go up to that rooftop though, we turn down the FM's transmitter from 100% to about 20%, and generally aren't up there for more than an hour at a time. There's an XM "station" (not sure if station is the right term) up there as well, and we don't disable that. We also aren't within 10-15ft of it very often. Is it right to assume that it's a using a very high frequency and probably has a small beamwidth, so it's safe to be in the area of it of, or..?
Thanks again. Bob Moldashel wrote: > Steve, > > There is no reason why someone in this industry should be wearing RF > suit. A few quick notes: > > 1. Stay away from the front of all cell panel antennas and commercial > microwave dishes. RF fields directly in front of these exceed that > allowable under the standards. > > 2. Stay away from ALL broadcast antennas regardless if they are TV, > Radio or "low power" educational or non-profit stations. These stations > usually have RF guidelines for working around their equipment. They > "should" be posted at the site but in many cases are not. > > 3. Keep a few (6) feet between yourself and most two-way radio "whip" > antennas. If climbing you should be safe passing them. Try not to work > on the same plane for an extended period of time. And don't use > antennas for balance or grab points. Especially aluminum antennas. > > 4. Anyone working around this equipment should have RF awareness > training which includes education on RF safety, emergencies, use of a > PASS alarm system and RF suit usage. > > If you think you need to wear a suit you probably should not be near the > equipment. In the cell industry we have the carrier shut the sector or > site down when working in front of the antennas. In broadcast the > transmitters are either shut down or the power is greatly reduced. This > requires alot of work at night in the dark. > > FYI > > -B- > > > > > > Steven G McGehee wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I was curious if you guys used EMR suits (i.e., suits made with "Nomex" >> or similar material). If so, under what circumstances, and if not, why >> not? :-) >> >> Basically I'm just wanting to get an idea on people's thoughts on how >> important these suits are to wear and when, and any other thoughts on >> the matter. Whether it be around cellular equipment, AM/FM/XM stations, etc. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> >> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
