Responsiblities of the Radio
Operator
All radio users incur an obligation when they sign their
application for their radio license to abide by the rules of
the FCC. Among those is the obligation to provide
proper safety signage for any fixed site. This
obligation is not affected by the type of use, or the
output. This is mandated by the FCC, EPA, and OSHA.
This obligation is owed by both the operator of the radio
equipment as well as the owner of the building or property
where the radio equipment is located. Failure to
provide proper signage is adequate reason for an FCC fine.
However, due to the higher incidence of radio-related
injury, OSHA can visit and inspect your radio system and
make their own penalties if you have not provided proper
warning for your workers, radio technicians, and even the
general public. It is imperative that you protect the
public from injury, and yourself from liability.
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Our signs are made of heavy-gauge
UV-resistant plastic unless otherwise noted. All
lettering is painted (no decals) so that they will not fade,
peel, rust, tear, or become otherwise unreadable. All
signs are 12" x 18" unless otherwise noted.
Please note that the prices listed below
are individual costs, and include the cost of delivery via
US Postal Service First Class Mail. We do provide
discounts if you require more than one or two of each sign.
Expedited shipping is available with additional cost.
Safety
Program In Effect
Sign / $45.00 each
This 11 1/2" x 8" sign should be placed on all sides of an
antenna tower or building or other support structure, with
or without a ladder. Remember, you have no way of
knowing who is on your site at a given time despite your
best efforts. Be safe and protect yourself against
liability!
Competent Climbers Only Sign /
$45.00 each
This sign should be placed on all sides
of an antenna tower or building or other support structure,
with or without a ladder. Remember, you have no way of
knowing who is on your site at a given time despite your
best efforts. Be safe and protect yourself against
liability!
RF Hazards
Above This Point Sign / $45.00 each
This sign should be placed at the bottom of any ladders,
or at any roof access hatches, or at the base of a building
that is used as an antenna support structure. This
protects your employees, as well as any outside contractors
(roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC) that may be doing work
on or near the roof or tower.
Antenna Support Registration (ASR)
Number
Sign / $75.00 each
This sign should be placed at the base of
any antenna tower, at the gated entrance to a fenced
enclosure, and on the outside of any building that is used
to support a radio antenna, if they are registered with the
FCC, per Part 17. This sign will also have a contact
phone number for the person(s) responsible for the
structure.
RF Hazards
Notice Sign / $45.00 each
This blue RF hazard sign warns of
potential RF radiation hazards that may
exceed the safe exposure limits for the general
(uncontrolled) population. This should be
placed at the base of any radio tower, at any roof access
hatches, on the gate of a fenced enclosure, or on the door
of any rooms where people may come within eyeshot of a radio
antenna.
RF Hazards
Caution Sign / $45.00 each
This yellow RF hazard sign warns of
definite RF radiation hazards that
will exceed the safe exposure limits for the
general (uncontrolled) population, which
includes all employees of the radio owner, the property
owner, outside contractors (roofing, electrical, plumbing,
HVAC), and the general public. This must be placed at
the safe distance specified by your Maximum Permissible
Exposure Report, which is supposed to be a part of your Site
Safety Assessment that is required to be on all
fixed radio sites.
RF Dangers
Warning Sign / $45.00 each
This red RF hazard sign warns of
definite RF radiation hazards that will
exceed the safe exposure limits for
everybody, including all those trained in the
effects of RF exposure and heating. This must be
placed at the distance specified by your Maximum Permissible
Exposure Report, which is supposed to be a part of your Site
Safety Assessment that is required to be on all
fixed radio sites. This also should be placed adjacent
to any fixed sites that can be touched directly, as well as
microwave antennae.
Burn
Warning Sign / $45.00 each
This sign should be placed near each guy
wire of a radio tower. It should also be placed at the
base of a tower if it is located next to a high-output
antenna (such as an AM radio tower). Radio emissions
can cause other metal structures or components to reradiate
radio waves, causing a bad RF burn. Also, radio waves
can induce a current in metal parts, and if the conditions
are right this current can cause a shock or burn or worse.
Just in case, protect yourself and other by installing this
sign.
