Guide to Safe and Responsible Wireless Phone Use126Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous AreasTo avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn offyour phone when in a blasting area or in other areaswith signs indicating that two-way radios should beturned off. Construction crews often use remote-control RF devices to set off explosives.Note: Never transport or store flammable gas, liquid or explosives in thecompartment of your vehicle that contains your phone or accessories.Turn off your phone when you’re in any area that hasa potentially explosive atmosphere. Although it’srare, your phone or its accessories could generatesparks. Sparks could cause an explosion or a fireresulting in bodily injury or even death. These areasare often, but not always, clearly marked. Theyinclude:♦Fueling areas such as gas stations.♦Below deck on boats.♦Fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities.♦Areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain,dust or metal powders.♦Any other area where you would normally be advised to turn offyour vehicle’s engine.Restricting Children’s Access to your PhoneYour phone is not a toy. Children should not beallowed to play with it because they could hurtthemselves and others, damage the phone or makecalls that increase your phone bill.
