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SUBCOURSE EDITION

SS0713 7

US ARMY FIELD ARTILLERY SCHOOL

ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC

SAFETY

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UNIT-LEVEL COMMUNICATIONS MAINTAINER

MOS 31V SKILL LEVEL

ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SAFETYSUBCOURSE SS 0713

US Army Field Artillery School

Fort Sill, Ol!hom!

O"e Credit #o$r

GENERAL

%hi& &$'co$r&e i& de&i("ed to tr!i" &ill& i" electric!l)electro"ic &!*ety "ece&&!ry to +er*orm t!&& rel!ted

to the $"itle-el comm$"ic!tio"& m!i"t!i"er d$tie&. %hi& &$'co$r&e i& +re&e"ted i" o"e le&&o".

TASK NO: /o"e

TASK: Ide"ti*y &!*ety +rec!$tio"& !"d +roced$re& !&&oci!ted ith electric!l)electro"ice$i+me"t.

CONDITIONS: %hi& t!& i& +er*ormed he" !" $"&!*e electric!l)electro"ic &it$!tio" i& o'&er-ed i"

the $"it m!i"te"!"ce *!cility or he" e$i+me"t i& i" $&e i" ! *ield loc!tio".

STANDARDS: 2emo"&tr!te com+ete"cy 'y correctly elimi"!ti"( !ll &!*ety h!!rd&.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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%I%LE 4A5E ...................................................................................................................................................

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%ABLE OF CO/%E/%S..................................................................................................................................

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A2MI/IS%RA%IVE I/S%RUC%IO/S ..........................................................................................................

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5RA2I/5 A/2 CER%IFICA%IO/ I/S%RUC%IO/S ..................................................................................

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Le&&o"6 Electric!l)Electro"ic S!*ety ................................................................................................. ........

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I"trod$ctio"................................................................................................................................................

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5e"er!l I"*orm!tio"...................................................................................................................................

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Electric!l)Electro"ic #!!rd&.....................................................................................................................

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Electric!l)Electro"ic E$i+me"t ................................................................................................................

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%ro$'le&hooti"( .........................................................................................................................................

Fir&t Aid......................................................................................................................................................

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S$mm!ry ...................................................................................................................................................

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E9AMI/A%IO/..............................................................................................................................................

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GRADING AND CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Instructions to stu!nt. %hi& &$'co$r&e h!& ! ritte" e:!mi"!tio" co"&i&ti"( o* ;0 $e&tio"&.

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ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC SAFETY

OBECTIVE

U+o" com+letio" o* thi& le&&o", the $"itle-el comm$"ic!tio"& m!i"t!i"er ill 'e !'le to correctlyide"ti*y electric!l)electro"ic h!!rd& !"d t!e "ece&&!ry !ctio"& to +re-e"t d!m!(e to +er&o""el !"d

e$i+me"t.

.* INTRODUCTION*

* %hi& &$'co$r&e i"trod$ce& yo$ to electric!l)electro"ic h!!rd& !"d the mi"im$m &!*ety

+rec!$tio"& ith hich yo$, !& ! $"itle-el comm$"ic!tio"& m!i"t!i"er, &ho$ld 'e *!mili!r.

0* %hi& &$'co$r&e +re&e"t& mi"im$m &!*ety +rec!$tio"& *or !ll the electric!l)electro"ic h!!rd&

!&&oci!ted ith electric!l)electro"ic e$i+me"t. It i& "ot the i"te"tio" o* thi& &$'co$r&e to &$+er&ede or

delete c!$tio"&, !r"i"(&, !"d &!*ety i"&tr$ctio"& i" tech"ic!l m!"$!l& ?%M&@, tech"ic!l '$lleti"& ?%B&@,

or &t!"di"( o+er!ti"( +roced$re& ?SO4@.

1* GENERAL INFORMATION*

* R!s2onsi0i3it4. O-er!ll &!*ety i& ! comm!"d re&+o"&i'ility hoe-er, !++lic!tio" o* &!*ety

+ri"ci+le& !"d +r!ctice& re&t& ith the &$+er-i&or !"d $ltim!tely ith the i"di-id$!l. By o'&er-i"( the

c!$tio"&, !r"i"(&, !"d &!*ety i"&tr$ctio"& i" %M&, %B&, !"d yo$r SO4, yo$ ill 'e !'le to +re-e"t+er&o"!l i">$ry !"d d!m!(e to e$i+me"t.

0* Trinin5. A& ! $"itle-el comm$"ic!tio"& m!i"t!i"er i"-ol-ed ith electric!l e$i+me"t,

circ$it&, or tr!"&mi&&io" ?ire@ li"e&, yo$ &ho$ld 'e +ro-ided loc!l tr!i"i"( *rom $!li*ied +er&o""el i"

&!*ety +roced$re& !"d +ro+er *ir&t !id *or electric!l)electro"ic h!!rd&.

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&hoced. %he de&i(" o* the &!*ety 'o!rd ill 'e IA %B 3=8.

8* ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC E,UI$MENT. e h!-e >$&t di&c$&&ed &ome electric!l h!!rd&.

/e:t, let& loo !t &ome o* the electric!l)electro"ic e$i+me"t *or hich yo$, !& ! $"itle-el

comm$"ic!tio"& m!i"t!i"er, !re re&+o"&i'le !"d +o&&i'le +ro'lem& ith e!ch.

* Rio trns9itt!rs*

?1@ RF '$r"& c!" occ$r he" yo$ come i" co"t!ct ith or !re too clo&e to the !"te""! &y&tem

he" the recei-ertr!"&mitter ?R%@ i& eyed.

?;@ Bec!$&e the r!dio tr!"&mitter m$&t h!-e +oer !++lied, yo$ m$&t !l!y& e"&$re +ro+er

(ro$"di"( o* e$i+me"t to +re-e"t electric!l &hoc. he" r!dio& !re mo$"ted i" -ehicle&, yo$ m$&t

chec !ll (ro$"d &tr!+&tho&e o" the e$i+me"t !"d the o"e& th!t (ro$"d the e$i+me"t to the -ehicle

?*or e:!m+le, the +ro+er &t!r !&her@.

0* Ant!nns. %here !re m!"y di**ere"t &ie& !"d &h!+e& o* !"te""!&, '$t the &!*ety r$le& !++ly

to !ll.

?1@ Siti"( i& "ot o"ly im+ort!"t *or comm$"ic!tio" '$t !l&o *or &!*ety. Be*ore erecti"( !"

!"te""!, chec the !re! *or +oer li"e& ith hich yo$r !"te""! co$ld come i" co"t!ct. Some &!*ety

r$le& to *ollo !re6

?!@ /e-er erect !" !"te""! !"y clo&er to ! +oer li"e th!" tice the !"te""! le"(th.

?'@ /e-er erect or mo-e !" !"te""! d$ri"( !" electric!l &torm.

?c@ Al!y& m!r ($y ire& !"d the !re! !ro$"d the !"te""! to ee+ +er&o""el !"d

-ehicle& *rom r$""i"( i"to yo$r !"te""!.

?;@ %!ctic!l mo'ile !"te""!& $&$!lly !re co""ected to the -ehicle 'y ! m!tchi"( $"it. %he(ro$"d ire o" the m!tchi"( $"it &ho$ld 'e o* the ri(ht ty+e !"d co""ected to ! (ro$"d i" !ccord!"ce

ith the !++ro+ri!te %M *or the r!dio &et.

?!@ %he !"te""! &ho$ld 'e tied do" he"e-er the -ehicle mo-e&. %hi& ee+& the

!"te""! *rom !ccide"t!lly comi"( i" co"t!ct ith !" electric!l +oer li"e. Chec the !++ro+ri!te %M *or

+ro+er tiedo" +roced$re&.

?'@ he" the !"te""! i& tied do", yo$, !& the $"itle-el comm$"ic!tio"& m!i"t!i"er, !re

re&+o"&i'le to e"&$re the !"te""! ti+ c!+ i& i" +l!ce.

c* Sitc"0ors n ir! 3in!s*

?1@ Sitch'o!rd& m$&t !l!y& 'e (ro$"ded re(!rdle&& o* here they !re mo$"ted.

5ro$"di"( m$&t 'e IA the !++ro+ri!te %M *or the e$i+me"t.

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?;@ Sitch'o!rd& !"d ire li"e& &ho$ld "e-er 'e o+er!ted, &et $+, or t!e" do" i" !"

electric!l &torm $"le&& the mi&&io" re$ire& it.

?3@ It i& ! m$&t to $&e the +ro+er ty+e o* *$&e i" !$tom!tic &itch'o!rd&. ?For e:!m+le, "e-er

re+l!ce ! &t!"d!rd *$&e ith ! &lo'lo *$&e.@

* V!"ic3!s. I* electric!l)electro"ic e$i+me"t i& mo$"ted o" ! -ehicle, to thi"(& m$&t 'eco"&idered6

?1@ B!tterie& &ho$ld 'e co"&idered'oth the -ehicle '!tterie& !"d the '!tterie& th!t !re $&ed

to o+er!te the electric!l)electro"ic e$i+me"t.

?!@ C!$tio" &ho$ld 'e $&ed to +re-e"t !rci"( hile '!tterie& !re 'ei"( te&ted or h!"dled.

%ool& &ho$ld 'e +l!ced or &tored i" &$ch ! !y !& to "ot !ccide"t!lly come i" co"t!ct ith the '!ttery

'i"di"( +o&t&.

?'@ Ch!r(i"( '!tterie& &ho$ld 'e do"e o"ly i" ! ell-e"til!ted !re! !"d IA loc!l SO4.

C!$tio" &ho$ld 'e t!e" 'ec!$&e o* the +o&&i'ility o* !cid *$me& !"d '$r"&

?;@ Shelter& &ho$ld 'e ell (ro$"ded ith !++ro+ri!te (ro$"d rod& !"d (ro$"d &tr!+&. /o

&hort c$t, &$ch !& $&i"( 21 !& ! (ro$"d &tr!+, &ho$ld e-er 'e $&ed i" (ro$"di"( +roced$re&.

+* TROUBLES%OOTING. O'&er-e the *olloi"( &!*ety +rec!$tio"& 'e*ore !"d d$ri"(tro$'le&hooti"(.

* Remo-e !ll >eelry ?i"cl$di"( Ddo( t!(&D@ he" ori"( o" electric!l)electro"ic e$i+me"t.

0* I"&+ect !ll i"terloc &!*ety &itche&, *$&e&, !"d (ro$"d& to e"&$re they !re i" (ood co"ditio"

!"d &er-ice!'le. I"terloc&, *$&e&, !"d circ$it 're!er& &ho$ld "ot 'e 'y+!&&ed $"le&& remo-!l i& e&&e"ti!l

*or +er*orm!"ce !& +ro-ided i" !++ro+ri!te m!"$!l& or SO4. Be e:tremely c!re*$l ori"( o" e$i+me"t

he" the &!*ety de-ice& !re remo-ed !"d +oer i& !++lied.

c* Al!y& di&co""ect or co""ect c!'le& 'y (r!&+i"( e"d co""ector&.

* he" tro$'le&hooti"( electric!l)electro"ic e$i+me"t, yo$ &ho$ld "ot +l!ce o"e h!"d o" !"

e"er(ied com+o"e"t !"d the other h!"d o" !" electric!l (ro$"d ?*or e:!m+le, ch!&&i& o* e$i+me"t@. A

&$((e&ted method o* ori"( o" &$ch e$i+me"t i& to $&e o"ly o"e h!"d *or +ro'i"( hile ee+i"( theother h!"d i" yo$r +ocet or 'ehi"d yo$r '!c. Sometime& yo$ m$&t +er*orm te&t& $&i"( 'oth h!"d& ?*or

e:!m+le, he" m!i"( -olt!(e me!&$reme"t& ith ! m$ltimeter@. Both i"&$l!ted le!d& &ho$ld 'e *irmly

held !"d +l!ced o" te&t +oi"t& or co""ected to the te&t +oi"t& 'y $&i"( i"&$l!ted cli+&. %he" t$r" the

+oer o".

!* M!e &$re th!t ! &!*ety 'o!rd co"t!i"i"( re&c$e e$i+me"t i& !-!il!'le !"d i" ! ce"tr!l +oi"t*or e!&y !cce&&.

;* E"&$re th!t to +er&o"& !re i" the immedi!te or !re! !t !ll time& hile or i& 'ei"(

+er*ormed o" e:+o&ed circ$it& c!rryi"( o-er 30 -olt&. %hi& i& to e"&$re th!t o"e +er&o" i& !-!il!'le to

re"der !&&i&t!"ce i" c!&e o* !ccide"t.

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5* 2o "ot h!"dle e$i+me"t ith +oer !++lied he" h!"d&, *eet, or 'ody i& et or the *loor i&

et.