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Here are some examples of questions about the latest FCC Telecommunications Act RSI receives and our responses to those questions:

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Question
Category
15 Do workers need training to use personal protection equipment? OSHA Training
67 What would a wireless internet provider and hard line phone companies benefit the most from (our services)? OSHA Training
75 What Training does OSHA require for my employees? OSHA Training
76 I am a Federal Employee, what are my training requirements? OSHA Training
86 Does training my employees make them "Competent" individuals? OSHA Training
103 If I have a 10 hour OSHA card, then I’m fully trained Right? OSHA Training
104 Can I do my 10 hour OSHA in just one day? OSHA Training
4 I'm just a contractor working at sites. What can I do? What do I need to know? OSHA Training OSHA Rules
6 What do I have to do to ensure worker safety on my tower site? OSHA Training OSHA Rules
43 Does OSHA require employers with Industrial Heating Equipment and MRI's to do RFR safety training for their employees? OSHA Training OSHA Rules
65 Aren’t all 10 Hour classes the same? OSHA Training OSHA Rules
83 I rent RF suits for my employees to use. That takes care of the RF exposure issues! OSHA Training OSHA Rules
84 I just rented an RF suit to climb an AM tower, so I do need to power down? OSHA Training OSHA Rules
32 Pacemakers and High RF Area. With regard to the issue of pacemakers, where does the liability issue begin and end? OSHA Training OSHA Rules FCC
78 Does OSHA require PPM usage? OSHA Training Meters and Monitors
68 Do Electric transmission line towers with Cell/PCS antennas installed on them need to meet the RF safety requirements? OSHA Training FCC
96  I hold 3 commercial licenses in this industry for the past 30 years and I hold an Amateur radio licenses as well. I read countless trade publications monthly on standards, safety, and advancements in electronics so why do I need training when I have considerable experience already in this industry? OSHA Training FCC
17 What fall protection standards apply to my group when working on a Roof or Tower? OSHA Rules
18 What recordkeeping actions took place on January 1, 2002 and what is a OSHA 300 Form? OSHA Rules
19 What makes a person 'Qualified', 'Competent', 'Designated' and/or 'Authorized'? OSHA Rules
23 I have less than ten employees. Am I exempt from OSHA regulations? OSHA Rules
25 Why do I need a written safety plan? OSHA Rules
27 What does it mean if my contractor is in the OSHA Partnership? OSHA Rules
34 What are OSHA's inspection priorities? OSHA Rules
35 What's the penalty for violating an OSHA standard? OSHA Rules
36 Who must keep records of work-related injuries and illnesses?  OSHA Rules
37 Do I need to put up an OSHA poster in my workplace? Where can I get a copy?  OSHA Rules
40 Why is lockout required by OSHA when I'm working at some RF sites, and what is it? OSHA Rules
62 Does MPE Modeling meet OSHA requirements for worker safety on a site above the MPE level? OSHA Rules
64 Where are safety Plans required? OSHA Rules
66 What do I have to do to ensure worker safety at my plant? OSHA Rules
70 Do I have to follow the OSHA requirements and does it apply to my group I a small company?  OSHA Rules
72 What standard requires me to have a safe work place? OSHA Rules
73 Does OSHA require me to survey and take real RF measurements samples around my RF equipment and antennas? OSHA Rules
82 Why does the NCDOL new RF standard use the FCC RF standard and OSHA 1910.97 still state that the RF standard is 10mw instead of the FCC standard? OSHA Rules
100 What are my employees rights under OSHA OSHA Rules
56 How does the New North Carolina Fall Standard affect RSI? OSHA Rules Miscellaneous
59 I am a government entity what regulations do I need to follow? OSHA Rules Miscellaneous
13 Who is required to pay for personal protective equipment (PPE and PPM's) (RF Suits and Monitors)? OSHA Rules Meters and Monitors
5 What if I'm a site owner, not a licensee?  OSHA Rules FCC
10 Do I have to power down at all times when working at my site? OSHA Rules FCC
24 As a large broadcast entity, why should I do anything? OSHA Rules FCC
28 Why do people in the broadcasting industry need training? OSHA Rules FCC
29 Is Extra Low Frequency (ELF) radiation a concern? OSHA Rules FCC
38 Why do Broadcasters need Site Safety Awareness Training? OSHA Rules FCC
44 Who needs an RF Hazard Assessment at an industrial site? OSHA Rules FCC
55 Why are Tower Site RF Hazard Assessments required? OSHA Rules FCC
58 On Towers with detuning wires and broadcast towers, what are the hazards, and why is the Safety Climb Cable Hot on some towers? OSHA Rules FCC
71 I have a Radio facility do I need to do a site survey? OSHA Rules FCC
74 Why does RSI perform detailed measurement when they survey RF sites? OSHA Rules FCC
80 Can’t I just install RF warning signs at my site to be in compliance? OSHA Rules FCC
92 I’m a city, county or State agency and I’m immune from OSHA compliance. OSHA Rules FCC
105 Are the RF Rules part of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA Rules) OSHA Rules FCC
2 What if I don't own or control the site? I'm only a licensee. Miscellaneous
14 What is a Qualified Trainer? Miscellaneous
16 Does RSI offer tailor made Safety Plans? Miscellaneous
22 What hazards could a tower site impose on nearby construction sites? Miscellaneous
33 How safe is it to scan a patient with a tantalum steel plate in his head for a brain MRI? Miscellaneous
45 What is the NTIA? Miscellaneous
49 RF Safety signs Update on Comm Tower Rules What do the signs mean? Miscellaneous
63 Do any states have specific RF regulations? Miscellaneous
77 Why do Federal and state government groups now all use the FCC exposure limits? Miscellaneous
85 Is it safe behind a panel antenna? Miscellaneous
87 Why is my RF Suit arcing and sparking at this site with an AM detuning skirt and what’s wrong with my PPM? It just keeps beeping? Miscellaneous
91 Is it possible to have the reports done with respect to the public limits instead of the occupational limits? There are some jurisdictions where it is illegal to lock the roof hatch for safety reasons. Because of this, we are forced to use the public limits when crafting our compliance plans. Miscellaneous
99 Does The National Association of Tower Erectors (NATE) still have a partnership with OSHA? Miscellaneous
106 Can a bad ground affect RF Levels? Miscellaneous
11 Don't RF Monitors protect me from strong RF fields? Meters and Monitors
12 When should I use PPM's? Meters and Monitors
48 Can I use my Personal Protection Monitor to do time averaging? Meters and Monitors
88 Why can’t I use a Low cost RF beeper or field strength meter for PPE? Meters and Monitors
97 What differences are there from the FCC to Canadian standards? International
101 Where can I find information on Canada code 6 or the FCC RF safety rules? International
1 This law does not apply to me, why should I do anything? (Catagorical Exemptions) FCC
3 How can the FCC do inspections on my site without needing a Search Warrant? FCC
7 What do I need to do to come into compliance as an equipment owner? FCC
60 What is the best type of fence for an AM station? FCC
8 What is an MPE evaluation? FCC
9 My antenna is on a 1000 foot tower on a mountain. Why should I do anything? FCC
20 The FCC Agent said that I had to allow inspection of my radio station without unnecessary delay. What does 'without unnecessary delay' mean? FCC
21 My boss didn't tell me anyone would come by to inspect our radio so I don't have to let the FCC inspectors in, right? FCC
26 How Does the FCC Learn About A Rule Violation?  FCC
41 I did my RF calculations and the general public is ok, so I should be in compliance right?  FCC
42 All FCC Forms ask about EA/NEPA FCC
46 Do you need to know where to post your required FCC tower number, see: FCC
47 How long can I be in the work area? FCC
50 I'm not the only licensee, what are my obligations? FCC
51 Why would each licensee be required to pay a fine? FCC
52 Why measurements instead of calculations? FCC
54 Are all the readings going to be the same each time they are taken? FCC
61 DO in building radio system using BDA’S have to follow the FCC rules? FCC
79 Do the MPE and other EA rules apply to BPL systems? FCC
81 Do Co-located operations have anything to with my antennas? FCC
89 Should I, as a site owner, require each new lease to conduct a post install hazard assessment? FCC
90 Give me a quick overview as to why I must comply with RF regulations. FCC
93 I am a city that requires all employees to sign a waiver capping personal injury civil lawsuit action to $250,000. Therefore I am protected from excessive cost due to civil liability correct? FCC
94 I am a land owner and require the lessee to sign a lease agreement stating: The Lessee agrees to hold harmless and indemnify the Lessor from any and all responsibility for injury sustained by the Lessee, the Lessee’s employees, the Lessee’s contractors, or any other person or persons acting for the Lessee at the Lessor’s facility. Additionally, the Lessee certifies that its employees, contractors, and other personnel acting for the Lessee are trained in FCC and other government guidelines on RF Exposure and shall hold harmless, the Lessor, for any injury sustained as a result of RF Exposure. So I am protected and immune from responsibility correct? FCC
95 The utility company I work for is installing Smart Grid equipment and other unlicensed equipment which uses RF, all of this equipment is already FCC type approved, do we need any other RF safety studies? FCC
98 My site is listed as “Categorical Excluded” So why do I need to understand the RF Safety rule and have evaluations? FCC
53 Where could I find RF hazards? FCC Miscellaneous
57 My radio station is going through a voluntary FCC inspection through our State’s Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP). This inspection is sometimes referred to as ABI Program. Doesn’t this inspection measure and address my station’s RF exposure concerns? FCC Miscellaneous
69 E or H what do I check and can I use calculations near the antennas? FCC Meters and Monitors
102 What is NEPA? Environmental
30 Should any state or local government agency also be contacted to determine the environmental effects of a situation listed under section 1.1307?  Environmental FCC
31 Should the EA address all the categories even if only one or two of those listed categories are actually effected?  Environmental FCC
39 What are the FCC's environmental siting regulations? Environmental FCC
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