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SAFETY TIPS FOR THE TRANSMITTER
1. NEVER, NEVER work alone at the transmitter site. Everyone at the site
should know how to turn off the transmitter and any other power
sources.
2. Always have some means of communication on the site (phone, 2-way or
CB radio).
3. Prominently display the phone numbers of your FIRE DEPARTMENT,
AMBULANCE and HOSPITAL. Determine the shortest routes from each, and
let them know in writing. Some Emergency forces have a system of
assigning codes for your particular locations. When available, this
speeds up their response times.
4. Install dead-bolt locks on the building doors. This ensures your not
being locked outside, away from your keys, your means of communication
inside. Your would-be NEVER lock the door while you are inside.
rescurers will not be able to get in, as well.
5. Know your transmitter, especially which voltages remain after pulling
main breaker. Use the grounding-stick EVERY TIME. Disconnecting high
voltage leads in troubleshooting may render the HIGH-VOLTAGE grounding
switches inoperative.
6. Install a "local" control to disable the Remote Control, AND USE IT!!
You don't need a studio operator resetting the transmitter while you
are working on it! The transmitter should be interlocked so that
NOTHING can turn it on while you are up to your elbows in it.
7. REMEMBER - large Pyranol filter capacitors will charge up
spontaneously in high RF fields. For safety, short their terminals
with a wire strap.
8. When switching off breakers for transmitter service, make sure the
standby generator can't start automatically, re-powering the system.
9. Check your transmitter interlocks. Some transmitters do not have
automatic "high-voltage-shorting" when the doors are open.
10. Serious burns result when ATU-hut doorknobs touch a coil as the door
opens.
11. Make sure co-axial feed lines and phaser straps are not protruding or
dangling, allowing them to come into contact with you.
12. Only CO2 and HALON fire extinguishers should be used at the site.
13. DON'T use aluminum ladders on AM towers. Use wooden or fibreglass
only.
14. Keep a set of auto battery jumper cables at the site. They are
perfect for shorting towers while working on ATU components or tower
lighting. They may also start your vehicle from the "standby"
battery.
15. TRANSMITTER SITES ARE NOT TO BE GENERAL STORAGE AREAS. Store props,
remote booths & files anywhere else. Keep the site clean & tidy at
all times.
16. Keep your vehicle gas tank topped oup in winter. This lessens
condensation, and the extra weight probably helps whe you get stuck.
17. A "BROOKE" AIRWAY or BREATHING MASK should be in every first-aid kit.
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation should be a part of everyone's training.
18. THE LIFE YOU SAVE..IS YOUR ONE! SO....LET'S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!