Warning — Outdoor Installations
Important safety information:
The following instructions and any safety instructions that came with the equipment you are installing must be followed.
• Make sure all the tools and equipment you are using are in good condition. Use non-conductive ladders and all recom-
mended safety equipment. Place equipment on level ground.
• Know the phone # to the local power company before installation begins.
• Look over the installation area and be sure there are no power lines overhead or anywhere contact can be made with
them. Assume that all overhead lines are power lines.
• Always work together with an assistant. In case of emergency, this partner could save your life.
• Let falling towers or antennas fall, do not attempt to catch them.
• If anything comes in contact with a power line, leave it there and call the power company for assistance
• Foul weather days are not antenna or tower installation days.
If a person comes in contact with electrical power and cannot move:
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Do not touch that person or you could be electrocuted
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Use a non-conductive dry board, stick or rope to push or pull the person away from contact with the electrical
power.
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Once they are not contacting electrical power or you feel you cannot safely move them CALL 911, or summon
professional assistance immediately.
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If certified, begin CPR until help arrives.
Contacting power lines can be deadly:
Be sure no power lines are anywhere possible contact can be made. Antennas,
towers and all supporting wires etc must be kept away. To make sure there is
no possibility of contact with the tower, mast or antenna, the horizontal distance
to the electrical line should be twice the total length of the mast/antenna. This
safety measure will ensure that the mast will not contact electrical power dur-
ing installation or later.
Make sure all towers and masts are securely grounded and cables connected to antennas have lightning arrestors.
This will help prevent electrical and fire damage as well as human injury in case of a lightning strike, static build-up
or short-circuit within equipment connected to the antenna.
Refer to the National Electrical Code for grounding details
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