Detection equipment safety

Steve Toomer made this Freedom of Information request to British Broadcasting Corporation

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From: Steve Toomer

11 July 2009

Dear Sir or Madam,
Could you provide the safety data sheet and risk assessments on all
equipment used to detect televisions used by TVL. Hand held and
vehicle mounted. The number of devices in each category, so a
cumulative figure can be arrived at regarding the distance signals
travel to or from electronic equipment devices, used indivudally or
together to determine what effect it may have on the Human body.
These electronic devices are used in public places, what risk
assessment has been done to ensure that members of the public will
not be harmed by any use of these in their operation. This is
information that should be in the public domain as this equipment
is aimed at properties with people in them and anyone who passes
through the "directional beam". I question also, what authority you
have to point such devices at me or my property or anyone else's
without permission, nothing justifies intrusion by any means for
any purpose, possibly breaking Human Rights. I look forward to your
reply.

Yours faithfully,

Steve Toomer

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From: FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation

13 July 2009

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6 August 2009

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Steve Toomer left an annotation ( 9 August 2009)

I find it hard to believe that you do not hold risk assessments and safety data sheets on electrical equipment you and your employees use in your day to day business, I believe it is a legal requirement for you to have done basic generic risk assessments for equipment used in the workplace for health and safety. I would like clarification on this please.

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