New Britain herald., 1926-03-03
RADIO ANTENNAE SOURCE 0F DANGER
Should Not Be Installed NeaI
 Live Electric Wires

various parts Of our country due to .he contact of wireless antennao with the wires used by public utilify companies in serving their respective communities has prompted the Con ncctlcut Light and Power company to issue fc~ safety suggestions in connection with the erection and radio receiving sets. Detailed safety rules for radio Installations have re- gently been published by the United States bureau of standards of Wash ington. The company's first snGges- ton is that persons interested in the subject obtain q copy of these rules before proceeding with the erection of any equipment The Connecticut Light and Power com pany says it is wholehoartcdly dcsir- ous of stimulating and fostering ra- do enthusiasm and is sounding this note of warning only in the inter csts of public safety
 Wireless antennat should be at , tachcd to substantial supports, so located that if either the support or antenna wire should break, there would be no opportunity for tn" , wire to come in contact with electric service wires. either trolley or power. In the erection Of the an- tenna, care should be exercised 10 avoid placing it over, under or near 1 any other wires. Where roof sup ports are used, such support should be of rigid construction, and SO ar ranged as to distribute the load oN't the roof, also so that the support will not be dependent on the all tenna wire for stability.
 Purely in the interests of safety. the Connecticut Light and PoWcr company forbids the attachment oi radio antennae to it's poles. Persons i having knowledge of q wireless an tennae erected over or near tn" wires Of the lighting company may i prevent q serious accident by calling ! the matter 10 the attention of the company
 Tn erecting the nntonna, car" should be used in climbing hbo1it ! on roofs. trees or other elevated i places, Many accidents have oc- cured from persons slipping ami failing from roofs and trees. Wh"r" a tree is r.s4d as an antcnnae sup port, sufficient sag Cor other meanS) should be provided to keep the ton- sion in the antenna wire safely de low the breaking strength when the tree sways in the wind.
 II Is suggostcn that rather than | take chances with unfamiliar tasks q competent contractor be en- , poyed to erect the antenna wire. ! In the further interests of safety l attention Is called 10 the fact that | this is the season of the year when slaet storms. heavy winds. and rain storms, may cause electric wires 10 part and fall 10 the ground. It should always be remembered that all falling or dangling wires should he treated as "alive" and left strictly ! alone. Persons finding a fall"n wire 1 will do more for the promotion ol safety by standing guard at ID" spot 10 prevent persons or vehicles from coming in contact with the wire. Some other persons will us ually come along within reaSon- able time and such person can notify the lighting company or the trolley company.
 When a person has come in con- tact with a fallen wire, the first thing to be done is to release him
 from the wire, either by moving the person or moving the wire. The
 utmost care however. must be eX-
 crcisnd 10 avoid receiving shock.
 Use any dry, conductor Grub
 ber gloves, clothing, wood, rope belt suspcndors, etc.) to move
 either the victim or the conductor.
 Beware of using metal or any moist
 material. Tho victims loose cloth
 ing. If dry, may h. nsed to pull him
 away. but do not touch the soles
 or heels of his shoes while he re-
 mains In contact-the malls arc
 dangerous Also void touching the bare skin of the victim.
 If it Is possible 10 obtain a dry
 board or some other dry insulating
 surface to stand on, this should al,
 so be done. Every moment is pre-
 cious, however, and as little time az
 possible should be lost in getting
 the victim clear. After clearing him
 from the circuit. begin at once 10
 apply the prone pressure method
 Of resuscitation, and keep 1t up un-
 til a doctor has advised that rigor
 mortls has s"t in. Cases are on
 record where persons whose breath
 ing has been stopped by electrical
 shock have been restored after arti.
 flcial respiration had been contin
 ued for approximately four houl ! Nne}