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Health and Safety 145
When using your phone in the car:
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Get to know your phone and its features, such as speed dial
and re-dial.
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When available, use a hands-free device.
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Position your phone within easy reach.
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Let the person you are speaking to know you are driving. If
necessary, suspend the call in heavy traffic or hazardous weather
conditions.
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Do not take notes or look up phone numbers while driving.
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Dial sensibly and assess the traffic. If possible, place calls when
stationary or before pulling into traffic.
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Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may
divert your attention from the road.
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Dial 911 to report serious emergencies. It’s free from your wireless
phone.
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Use your phone to help others in emergencies.
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Call roadside assistance or a special non-emergency wireless
number when necessary.
Note:
Always turn off the phone in health care facilities and
request permission before using the phone near medical
equipment.
Turning Off Your Phone Before Flying
Turn off your phone before boarding any aircraft. To prevent
possible interference with aircraft systems, Transport Canada
regulations require you to have permission from a crew
member to use your phone while the plane is on the ground.
To prevent any risk of interference, regulations prohibit using
your phone while the plane is in the air.
Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas
To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn off your
phone when in a blasting area or in other areas with signs
indicating that two-way radios should be turned off.
Construction crews often use remote-control RF devices to set
off explosives.
Turn off your phone when you are in an area with a
potentially explosive atmosphere. Although it is rare, your
phone or its accessories could generate sparks. Sparks