Doppler Weather Radar - METNET - India Meteorological Department

Cleaning Solvents (General)
Wear protective clothing, safety goggles, and gloves when using toxic cleaning solvents.
Repeated and prolonged contact may cause skin and eye irritation. Flush skin and eyes with
water. Remove clothing saturated with cleaning solvent.
Cleaning Solvents (Inhalation)
Use cleaning solvents only in a well-ventilated area. Avoid inhalation of cleaning solvents.
Asphyxiation or DEATH may occur from prolonged exposure to fumes.
Refrigerant (General)
Wear protective clothing and gloves when servicing the refrigerant of air conditioning
equipment. Contact with refrigerant-filled pipes and fittings may cause severe skin burn.
Refrigerant (Inhalation)
Avoid inhalation of refrigerant. Breathing refrigerant is hazardous to personnel.
Hearing Loss
Wear ear protection near the diesel generator set while in operation. Hearing loss can occur from
prolonged exposure to high noise.
Perform Work Efficiently
When working in areas designated as hazardous, perform work using the proper safety
procedures. Be thoroughly familiar with the procedures required for the task before entering the
area.
Microwave Radiation Precautions
The WSR-98D/S generates and detects electromagnetic energy at a transmitted frequency
between 2.7 GHz and 3.0 GHz. This non-ionizing radiation is concentrated in the antenna beam.
The potential hazard of this radiation to personnel is biological heating. Intense microwave
radiation (power densities greater than 300 mW/cm2) can result in biological damage such as the
formation of cataracts or other opacities in the eyes.
Service personnel must comply with the guidelines given in American Standards Institute
C.95.1-1982 which states that for unrestrictive exposure to microwave radiation the body energy
deposition averaged over the entire body mass for any 0.1 hour period must be kept to less than
144 joules per kilogram (J/kg). This is equivalent to a specific absorption rate (SAR) of 0.4 watts
per kilogram. For the WSR-98D/S frequency band, this corresponds to a power density of 5
mW/cm2.
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