63 Cam p Lif e W or king in pai r s is saf er than w or king alone This is stressed when w or king in danger ous areas or when one of the individuals is ine xperienced It is the responsibility of the Cam pPr oject Manager t o e v aluat e the hazar ds of w or king alone against the e xperience of the individuals concerned Communications In the e v ent of an emergency good communication is e xtremely impor tant If w or king in the bush alone with the camp as a base maintain regular communication with the camp andor a cow or k er Each ca m p should ha v e a reliable means of communication radio phone f ax and at least one daily contact with the sit e head offce via the Cam p Manager andor head offce It is the r esponsibility of all w or k er s t o kno w where the communication eq uipment is ho w t o operat e it and t o f ollo w regular communications schedules In remo t e ar eas dependable radio communication and back up be tw een cam ps and be tw een air craf t and cam p is essential Kno w th e limitations of handheld radios bo th f or distance and line of sight R epeat er s ma y be necessar y Handhe ld FM radios req uire regular batt er y charging Back up batt eries should be carried in the feld Radio freq uencies used should allo w communication with outside cam ps or o ther outside contacts In some areas eg Y uk on there is a common freq uency used b y industr y o v er which help can readily be obtained