SBE RF Safety Course for Broadcast Engineers
Delivery Method: Webinar - Live Presentation on the Web with Audio via Telephone
Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. EST
The course, recently updated, is designed for broadcast station personnel including chief and assistant chief engineers, transmitter site engineers, ENG and SNG maintenance personnel and management that need to have an understanding of RF safety issues and regulations. Instructing the course will be noted RF safety expert, Richard Strickland of RF Safety Solutions.
The SBE RF Safety Course provides an overview of RF radiation issues and practices for broadcasters.
- Biological effects of RF radiation and the distinct differences between RF radiation and ionizing radiation
- FCC and OSHA regulations - what they are and what you need to do to comply
- Workplace hazards
- Transmitter sites
- SNG and ENG trucks
- Remote operations (where news personnel can find problems such as on rooftops)
- The unique issues at AM stations
- RF hazard protection equipment - you may not need it but your contractors probably will
- Signs - what they mean and what you need
Each participant will receive a course “hand-out” via e-mail prior to the course. Those who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion through the mail from the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
It is recommended that persons taking the SBE RF Safety Course have at least a basic knowledge of electronics and understand the concept of frequency. Completion of this course may be used to earn SBE recertification credit.
About Your Instructor - Richard Strickland
SBE is pleased to have RF Safety expert Richard Strickland serve as the instructor for this course. Strickland founded RF Safety Solutions in 2001 after ten years as Director of Business Development for Narda Safety Test Solutions, the world’s leading supplier of RF safety measurement and monitoring products. As director of the RF safety business at Narda, Strickland determined which products were developed and their performance characteristics. He frequently functioned as program manager, as he did with the Nardalert XT RF personal monitor. He initiated the development of RF radiation training courses at Narda and has conducted courses ranging from basic employee awareness seminars to in-depth application specific courses. Audiences have included environmental health and safety professionals, engineers, technicians, attorneys, communications industry professional consulting engineers and senior managers of major corporations, government organizations, and professional groups.
In-house course clients include the National Association of Broadcasters, National Public Radio, Sony, Motorola, NYNEX Mobile, ABC, CapRock, the U.S. Army, Bell Atlantic Mobile, Ameritech, Primeco, NORTEL, Texas Instruments, and Northrup-Grumman. He has been both a featured speaker and a member of the radio frequency radiation panel at the National Association of Broadcasters, the Radio Club of America, and the International Wireless Conference and Exposition. Additionally, Strickland has provided consulting and training services to ABC Radio, ABC Television, British Aerospace, Cornell University, ESPN, Lockheed Martin Corporation, NBC, Raytheon Corporation, SpectraSite Communications, Trinity Broadcasting and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Strickland holds an MBA from the University of Massachusetts and a B.A. in Physics from Bridgewater College. He has had more than 50 articles published on RF safety, high-power amplifiers and radomes and has conducted more than 250 public and in-house training courses on RF safety and measurement.
Enrollment Information
There are a limited number of log-in ports available for this course. For this reason, SBE chapters and companies are encouraged to secure a suitable training site where local members or employees can participate in the course. At each site where more than just a few people will gather, an LCD projector and screen is suggested along with an Internet-connected computer for the video portion of the training. The audio will be heard via telephone and should be amplified as needed for the size of the audience. While there is no cost for a chapter or company to reserve a log-in port, at least one paid individual registration must be received by SBE within two weeks of when the chapter's reservation is made to hold the log-in port.
Each host-site will be given a web-address and a toll-free telephone number to access the course. Mr. Strickland uses MS Power Point for his presentation. Additionally, attendees will find his presentation highly interactive with many opportunities to ask questions.
SBE Members: $85 (Compare to other RF Safety courses that cost up to three times more)
Non-Members: $125
Confirmed Site Locations
Individuals living near one of the following locations can register to attend this course with others in their area. Click on a link below to register at the location of your choice.
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Chapters or Companies Wishing to Reserve a Log-in Port
SBE Chapters and companies are encouraged to secure a suitable training site where local members or employees can participate in the course.
*When a log-in port has been reserved by a chapter or company, the location will be posted under 'Confirmed Site Locations' and individuals may register using our on-line system and a credit card to attend at that location.
Individuals not Living Near a Site Location
If you do not live near a confirmed site, you may register for your own log-in port. There are a limited number of ports, so availibility is limited. Individuals interested in attending this course are encouraged to contact their chapters to get multiple people registered to attend from a central location.
If you have questions regarding this course, contact Kimberly Kissel, SBE's Education Director, via email or by phone at (317) 846-9000.