[BC] Transmitter Safety

[Xmitters at aol.com]

Hello:

What are the laws regarding an employer's responsibility to protect their 
employees from electrocution?

I know of many who do midnight transmitter work alone. Others will have a 
second person available who is not trained in CPR.

It seems reasonable that the law would REQUIRE that an employee not be 
allowed to work on lethal voltage equipment alone or with an unprepared helper.

It also seems to me that the employer could be sured by my estate for 
wrongful death, and win, if I get killed because proper safety precautions were not 
taken by my employer. What is the employer's binding responsibility for my 
safety?

Fortunately in my case, my wife accompanies me on transmitter maintenance. 
She is a RN, annually recertified for CPR, and she knows where all of the 
important circuit breakers are at the site :-) Unfortunately, there are still times 
when I'm working alone.

 I could probably insist that there always be someone with me when I open up 
the transmitter, but what good would that person be if he/she were not 
properly trained in CPR? My Tx site is 20 minutes away from the nearest rescue squad. 
Permanent brain damage sets in after 5 minutes without oxegen. Even if all 
that person could do was to call 911; I would be a goner.

Jeff Glass
Dell 2650 Win2000 AOL 7.0


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