AW: [ RadSafe ] References needed: Radiation safety vs General Safety

Sun Feb 5 14:28:42 CST 2006

Bon soir, Jean-Francois,

I know one paper dealing exactly with what you addressed, but I do not have
it at hand. It was published as a report of the Swedish Radiation Protection
Institute, written by a former director of SSI, and as far as I remember it
was even in English. I recommend to either search on Google or another
search engine for SSI and "reports" or to contact the SSI directly with your
request. 

Best regards and good luck,

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer
PhD, MR iR
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Vienna
AUSTRIA
phone -43-0699-1168-1319

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im
> Auftrag von Jean-Francois, Stephane
> Gesendet: Mittwoch, 01. Februar 2006 23:06
> An: 'radsafe at radlab.nl'
> Betreff: [ RadSafe ] References needed: Radiation safety vs General Safety
> 
> I am trying to refresh my "training bank" and I kindly request your help
> in
> finding any papers or books (if any) highlighting differences in
> regulatory
> application in ionizing radiation safety vs chemical safety for example or
> biological safety etc. I don't want to start another discussion on ALARA
> or
> even LNT, but I would be interested in seeing how much we are doing in
> Health Phsycis vs how little we do in other safety fields (not assuming
> that
> we are the only one working in safety !!!)
> 
> Some paper that would, for example, compare different regulations for the
> same relative risk.  I am always amazed to see that we can't export easily
> a
> couple of micro-curies of H-3 but we can send a nasty toxin without too
> much
> problem. Or that we have to lock some P-32 but not any toxic chemicals or
> strong reactives...
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Stéphane Jean-François, Eng., CHP
> Manager, Environmental and Health Physics services
> Merck Frosst Canada
> 514-428-8695
> 514-428-8670
> stephane_jeanfrancois at merck.com
> www.merckfrosst.com
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] De la
> part
> de Gaglierd, Tony
> Envoyé : Wednesday, February 01, 2006 10:42 AM
> À : 'radsafe at radlab.nl'
> Objet : [ RadSafe ] Florida Blast Releases Low Level Radiation
> 
> 
> Fla. Blast Releases Low Level Radiation
> © 2006 The Associated Press
> JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - About 40 workers were exposed to a small amount of
> radiation Monday when a container exploded, releasing krypton gas inside a
> defense contractor's facility, company and fire officials said.
> The exposure level was so low that most employees at Unison Industries did
> not need to be decontaminated, said Jacksonville Fire-Rescue spokesman Tom
> Francis said. About 30 firefighters and other rescue personnel were tested
> for exposure and came back clean, he said.
> One person who suffered cuts in the explosion was taken to a hospital for
> treatment, and 15 others were taken to hospitals as a precaution after
> complaining of being lightheaded, nauseous, having high-blood pressure or
> other conditions.
> Krypton gas is colorless and nontoxic. It can be made artificially
> radioactive for use in manufacturing.
> Unison makes alternators for turbine engines and ignition generators for
> Tomahawk cruise missiles.
> 
> Update 2: Fla. Blast Releases Low Level Radiation
> 01.30.2006, 02:46 PM
> 
> About 40 workers were exposed to a small amount of radiation Monday when a
> container exploded, releasing krypton gas inside a defense contractor's
> facility, company and fire officials said.
> 
> The exposure level was so low that most employees at Unison Industries did
> not need to be decontaminated, said Jacksonville Fire-Rescue spokesman Tom
> Francis said. About 30 firefighters and other rescue personnel were tested
> for exposure and came back clean, he said.
> 
> One person who suffered cuts in the explosion was taken to a hospital for
> treatment, and 15 others were taken to hospitals as a precaution after
> complaining of being lightheaded, nauseous, having high-blood pressure or
> other conditions.
> 
> Krypton gas is colorless and nontoxic. It can be made artificially
> radioactive for use in manufacturing.
> 
> Unison makes alternators for turbine engines and ignition generators for
> Tomahawk cruise missiles.
> Update 7: Fla. Blast Releases Low Level Radiation
> 01.30.2006, 11:55 PM
> 
> 
> More than 70 people underwent decontamination Monday after being exposed
> to
> a small amount of radiation from an exploded krypton gas container at a
> defense contractor's plant Monday, officials said.
> 
> No one was in danger of being exposed to a life-threatening dose,
> authorities said.
> 
> Sixteen people were taken to a hospital after complaining of nausea, said
> Bennie Seth, a fire and rescue spokeswoman. No one was seriously ill.
> 
> No radiation escaped the building at Union Industries.
> 
> Seventy-three people were found to be exposed to levels of radiation high
> enough that they had to be decontaminated, Seth said. A tent was set up
> between two fire trucks next to the building, and people disrobed and were
> washed down one by one.
> 
> Krypton gas is colorless and nontoxic. It can be made artificially
> radioactive for use in manufacturing. The krypton at the plant was used
> for
> making medical supplies, Seth said.
> 
> Unison also makes alternators for turbine engines and ignition generators
> for Tomahawk cruise missiles.
> 
> I think the article speaks for itself. There is a need to provide the
> first
> Responder Community with Good, High Quality, Practical; Training on
> Radiation and Radiation Emergency Response. Lets put some of that WMD
> money
> were it will give us some benefit in the here and now.
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong but Krypton is an inert gas. Breath it In Breath
> it
> out. Exposure YES, Contamination I say NO. Why the need to "Decontaminate"
> from a radiation stand point?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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