Section 4A: ImportantSafety Information 165Turning Off Your Phone in Dangerous Areas
To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your phone off when in a
blasting area or in other areas with signs indicating two-way radios should
be turned off. Construction crews often use remote-control RF devices to
setoff explosives.
Turn your phone off when you’re in any area thathas a potentially explosive
atmosphere. Although it’s rare, your phone and accessories could generate
sparks. Sparks can cause an explosion or fire, resulting in bodily injury or
even death. These areas are often, butnotalways, clearly marked. They
include:
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 off your
vehicle’s engine.
Note:Never transportor store flammable gas, flammable liquid, or explosives in the
compartmentof your vehicle thatcontains your phone or accessories.
Restricting Children’s Access to Your Phone
Your phone is nota toy. Do notallow children to play with itas they could
hurtthemselves and others, damage the phone or make calls thatincrease
your SprintPCS invoice.
ImportantSafety Information