Candor.Tasks.RepeatingWorkerRoleTask.StartTimer C# (CSharp) Method

        private void StartTimer()
        {
            try
            {
                if (_disposed)
                    throw new ObjectDisposedException("RepeatingWorkerRoleTask");
                lock (_timerLock)
                {
                    TimeSpan duration = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Math.Max(1, WaitingPeriodSeconds));
                    _mainTimer = new Timer(mainTimer__Elapsed, null, duration, duration);
                    _nextIterationTimestamp = DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(Math.Max(1, WaitingPeriodSeconds));
                    CheckIn();
                }
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                LogProvider.ErrorFormat("Timer could not be started for task '{0}'", ex, Name);
            }
        }