[BC] Re: Its Up to Us- MAST RESPONSIBILITY

[Mike McCarthy]

Actually, it will not strike home until the first denial of an 
insurance claim is made because the van was not properly interlocked.  
Then word will spread far and wide like a wild fire that engineering 
needs to install the interlock ASAP.

Not until some cheap manager or owner pays the damages and/or medical 
bills from the general cash fund that they will do the right thing...

mm

>  
> In a message dated 1/30/06 11:32:36 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
> chuck at akpb.org writes:
> 
> 
> I  cannot believe that an unqualified, untrained person was allowed 
to  drive
> the truck.  I cannot believe that the truck mast was not  
interlocked to the
> vehicle ignition.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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>  
> I can't believe any engineer would allow a mast to not have the 
ignition  
> interlock installed.  It has happened too many times.   TV  Networks 
and 
> stations, due to lawsuits, have all instituted training for the  
use, movement of vans 
> and the operation of masts in a power line  environment.
>  
> SAFETY has to be primary over the programing in ALL CASES.  Will-
Burt  now 
> has a proximity sensor that will signal you if the mast is near a 
power  line.  
> Idiots don't pay attention.  You can have all the best  intentions 
with 
> interlocks on the starter sensors for the power lines, but if  you 
don't have a 
> learning procedure and enforcement you, your station, and  
management are wide 
> open for a lawsuit.
>  
> How many of you have several trucks,  and a pile of broken or bent  
masts?  
> That is a danger sign.  Locally a young lady was doing a  remote, 
drove the van 
> to the site raised the mast to about 45 feet,  tested  with the 
studio and 
> then the event coordinator asked her to move the van a few  feet,  
down came a 
> mast with two yagi antennas.  Fortunately the only  damage was the 
mast and 
> antennas.  No one was impaled or injured.  The  truck had damage and 
the $4000.00 
> mast was ruined.  They also lost the  remote broadcast.
>  
> How many time do we have to talk about these things before we do  
something 
> about them?
>  
> SAFETY IS PRIMARY TO THE DRIVER, TALENT AND PUBLIC.    Do  your 
part.  There 
> have been all types of articles in Radio World, BE Radio  and there 
are 
> several safety programs available.  I am certain that  Will-Burt and 
Hilo Mast and 
> any other supplier will be happy to supply you  references.  Any 
Radio Groupie 
> van driver should have to read this  information and be fully 
educated,  
> tested and sign a release and  acknowledgement of his 
responsibilities before being 
> able to drive a van with a  mast.
>  
> The west coast incident where two people were seriously hurt, one  
> permanently disabled is tragic.
>  
> If any of this applys at your station please do something to solve 
the  
> problem.  It should involve management, PD's,  Promotion Directors 
and  the actual 
> drivers.
>  
> Dave Hultsman
> 
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