RF Safety for Workers Training
RF Safety for Workers Training Course with Hands-On Exercises (Online, Onsite and Classroom Live)
If you are a wireless industry professional, including many in real-estate, who works at or near antenna installations, visits rooftop with antennas, or climbs cell towers, you may be aware that you are at risk of exposure to significant levels of RF radiation but may be unaware of the magnitude of the problem and how to mitigate your RF exposure risk. For example, those who just visit rooftops may not realize that they often risk exposure to higher levels of RF energy than may be encountered when actually climbing a tower.
This RF Safety for Workers Training course will help you understand what RF radiation is, the two types of radiation as related to its biological effects, and how to protect yourself from those effects. You will begin by learning the difference between ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, how the human body is affected by them, and the basics of the FCC regulations.
You will then learn, using a combination of graphics and photographs, about the level of RF energy that may be presented by a variety of antennas, especially the types of antennas used for wireless services. You will learn safe distances for these antennas under worst-case conditions, guidelines designed to minimize your exposure, and how to use RF personal monitors when you must get closer to the antennas than the prescribed worst-case safe distances.
Duration: 1 day
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CUSTOMIZE It
- We can adapt this RF Safety for Workers course to your group’s background and work requirements at little to no added cost.
- If you are familiar with some aspects of this RF Safety for Workers course, we can omit or shorten their discussion
- We can adjust the emphasis placed on the various topics or build the RF Safety for Workers Course around the mix of technologies of interest to you (including technologies other than those included in this outline).
- If your background is nontechnical, we can exclude the more technical topics, include the topics that may be of special interest to you (e.g., as a manager or policy-maker), and present the RF Safety for Workers course in manner understandable to lay audiences.
AUDIENCE/TARGET GROUP
The target audience for this RF Safety for Workers course:
- Engineers, technicians, real-estate professionals and others who work near, visit, or climb rooftop antenna sites and cell towers. Also, executives and managers responsible for the health and safety of their employees, including managers in engineering, site development, operations, human resources, and occupational health and safety.
CLASS PREREQUISITES
The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this RF Safety for Workers course are:
- N/A
RF Safety for Workers Training - OBJECTIVES
Upon completing this RF Safety for Workers course, learners will be able to meet these objectives:
- Recognize the biological effects of RF radiation and how they differ from those of the ionizing radiation from X-rays and radioactive materials.
- Identify the potential for exposure to excessive levels of RF energy.
- Minimize your exposure to RF radiation through safe work practices.
- Use personal RF monitors effectively.
RF Safety for Workers Training - COURSE SYLLABUS
- Overview of the RF Safety Issue for the Wireless Industry
- Biology of RF Exposure
- Ionizing radiation versus non-ionizing radiation
- How your body functions as an antenna
- What parameters are important in determining your exposure
- Biological effects of excessive exposure to RF energy
- RF Safety Regulations and Standards
- FCC (or your national entity) regulations
- OSHA (or your national entity) requirements
- Sources of RF Energy
- Propagation Characteristics of Antennas
- Omni-directional wireless antennas
- Directional or sector wireless antennas
- Point-to-point microwave antennas
- FM and TV antennas (some wireless sites are co-located with radio and television broadcast antennas)
- Safe Work Practices
- Using distance and time averaging while tower climbing and working on rooftops
- Avoiding eye damage from waveguide leaks
- RF Personal Monitors
- RF personal monitors: Options, features, use, and limitations
- Making effective use of RF personal monitors
- Course Recap and Q/A
RF Safety for Workers Training Course Wrap-Up
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