RF Safety for Workers
- 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
