RF Safety for Management
- Overview of the RF Safety Issue for the Wireless Industry
- Biology
- 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
- Regulations and Standards
- FCC regulations
- OSHA 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
- Using RF personal monitors effectively
- RF Personal Monitors:Â Options, Features, Use and Limitations
- Mitigating the RF Exposure Risk
- The liability issue
- The regulatory compliance issue
- Essential elements of an organizational RF safety program
- Designing a safety program for your organization
- Wrap-up
- Course recap
- Discussion of issues specific to your organization
