[BC] RFR Rules

[Bob Tarsio]

Neal:

What the FCC is doing is protecting not only for public exposure but also
occupational exposure. It gets even a bit more granular than that because if
anyone who DOES have a key and access to where that antenna is located and
hasn't been informed or gone through an RFR training program then they are
considered general public as far as OET 65 is concerned even if they are
accessing the rooftop in the vicinity of this antenna for work related
maintenance. In order to comply every broadcaster needs to have an RFR
statement whereby either by calculation or measurements (preferred) by a
qualified person that the RF levels are safe in a given location and when
they are not a written RF safety plan including training procedures for
those needing access must be available. The problem with the scenario that
you described below is that even a workman going up on that roof decides to
climb the pole and get near enough to the antenna to be in excess of the
public exposure limit is causing a violation for the station if that same
workman is not informed of the potential dangers. He has to be treated like
the general public. Of course common sense tells us we shouldn't be climbing
a pole on a building out of curiosity but people will be people and that is
what the RFR rules intend to protect against. My advice is to know exactly
what the RFR situation is for a given facility then develop a written RF
safety plan including training for anyone who needs access to restricted
areas.

Regards,

Bob Tarsio
Broadcast Devices, Inc.

Message: 3
From: neal Newman <cozy659 at yahoo.com>

from any antenna you will get excessive RFR.  BTW to gain access you need to
get the gaurd at the front door with a key to goto the 11th floor through a
law office  up 2 flights of stairs  enter through a locked steel door to the
elevator machine room. through a second door out to the roof  and climb a 10
foot ladder to the top of the elevator machine room. to reach 4 feet over to
the 10 foot pipe holding the sigle bay.  But the FCC  considers this site
accessable to the General Public