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SITE PLANNING- HAZARDS AND LIABILITIES OF WIRELESS TELECOMMUNI.. Page 2 of 3 <br /> <br /> Type in "Power Struggle: Battling over battery technologies" in the SEARCH box. Click on GO. <br /> <br /> http://www, zomeworks.com/tech/H2/H2FAO~ h!ml <br /> Hydrogen FAQ [This article discusses how complex proper venting of a battery shelter/room is. This company sells <br /> shelters as well as designs to properly vent existing shelters.] <br /> <br /> "What is the danger of explosion during battery charging? <br /> Battery rooms and cabinets are notori°us for explosions when hydrogen created by electrolysis and miXed with <br /> oxygen is ignited by a spark. <br /> The prolifer .ation of back up batteries at communications sites has spread the haZard from the private concern of <br /> the battery's users to the public at large. Battery cabinets, vauJts, and rooms are now scattered like time bombs all <br /> around th world, many where explosion could injure or kill unaware bystanders. The danger is not imagined. Many <br /> vaults have exploded and recently a communications shelter in Yuma, Arizona, exploded shattering the windows of a <br /> neighboring house..." <br /> <br /> htr_o_ ://www._vowem_uali~.com/art0060/arH,htm <br /> <br /> From the industry journal, Po~Ver ~uality Journal. <br /> The. cogent point in this article is in the first paragraph: <br /> "... Most battery owners, including some of the biggest companies isthe country, do not follow IEEE <br /> recommendations. They claim that the full program is too expensive. That is short-term thinking and sooner or later <br /> they will pay for it." <br /> <br /> http://www, calicorp.com/arficles/0pen-houSe, html. <br /> Fire Department Safely Officers Association - "Open Hons~" Battery Incident <br /> <br /> httg_ ://www. firehouse.com/news/2000/6/l 4 APstate. htmi <br /> Fire Knocks Out State Department Phones <br /> <br /> http://www, wa. gov/ini/news/p~051800.btm <br /> Al! telecommunicatinns contraotors must register with Labor & Industry by June 8 <br /> <br /> http://www.telecomcl.ick.com <br /> Type "Powering wireless telecom base, stations" in the SEARCH box. Click on "GO." <br /> <br /> htt_p://www.°S_oma g.com/feat0res/1999~t2_olmo, btm <br /> I-I2-OhNo! Hydrogen Build-Up Can Cause Battery Cabinets to. EXPLODE <br /> <br /> · ht~p:I/~vwtlelec0m~li~k.~m <br /> Type in "Flirting with disaster, in SEARCH box. Click on GO. <br /> <br /> http://~vw.calicorp.com/articles/osha_s_t~cial_equip, htm <br /> Electrical Safety Requirements for Special Equipment - <br /> OSHA Regulatory Profile - Special Equipment <br /> <br /> httg_ ://www.calicom_ .com/arti~les/batteries-buildings.html <br /> Lead-Acid Batteries in Buildings <br /> <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS O1~ BATTERY .CHK~MICAL5 <br /> htt_~://www, calicom.com/articies/osha-altig:les.html <br /> Industrial I~ad-Acid Batteries Are Not Considered "Articles" <br /> <br /> http://www. Calicorp.com/epa_neWs_release, htm <br /> EPA News Release - Ten Telecommunications Companies Voluntarily Disclose and Correct Environmental Violations <br /> <br />http ://es. em. gov/oeca/ore/enfalert/vol3 hum6, html <br />EPA's "Audit Policy" Offers Opportunity for Teleconun, .un.i..'cations Industry to Remedy Violations TV-! ! 7 <br />htlp://www.america'sne~ork, con0issues/2000S~pplements/20000915~/CC20000915_finesprint.htm <br />http://emrnetwork.org/siting/basehazards.htm 10/30/01 <br /> <br /> <br />