Safety Manual

Integration Manual
Author:
Roeland Timmermans
Version:
2
Creation Date:
January 5, 2007
Page:
4 of 4
Option Confidential:
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Option NV.
 Blasting areas – construction sites
Turn off your electronic equipment when in a blasting area in order to avoid
interfering with two-way radios used in blasting operations.
 Do not use on aircraft
Using a wireless devices on aircraft can cause interference and is illegal. Do
not use it on the ground without permission from the aircraft crew.
 Do not use in hospitals
Follow any regulations or rules. In most cases in hospitals, Option modules do
not pose any problems. However, using an Option product close to sensitive
electronic devices could possibly result in interference. People are usually
asked to switch off all electronic devices in some selected areas in hospitals, a
recommendation that Option fully supports.
 Interference from radio signals
Option relies on health authorities and relevant expert bodies for advice on
any potential undesired responses to radio frequency fields from modular
technology such as interference to electronic or electrical equipment and
transmission in hazardous environments.
 Immunity to interference
In electromagnetic terms, interference is the disturbance of the normal
operation of an electronic or electrical device due to an undesired response to
radio signals from an external source. In relation to the Option module, it is
for example possible to detect a short audible signal over radios or multimedia
personal computers just seconds before the phone rings. These audible signals
do not, however interfere with the operation of the radio, computer or phone.
1989 Directive from the European Commission (89/336/ECC)13 governing all
forms of electronic equipment concerns interference that such equipment
produces and its immunity to interference from outside. Any equipment
compliant with that directive is unlikely to suffer interference. All wireless
devices may get interference which could affect performance.