AW: [ RadSafe ] Restrictions on usage of radiation symbols in India

[Franz Schönhofer]

Dear collegue,

Thank you for describing the Indian rules on the use of the radiation
warning signs. In my country and I would believe all over the world we have
very similar rules. 

However I would like to tell a story from my past time as a student (several
decades ago) in order to liven up the sometimes all to serious RADSAFE
forum: When working for my PhD-thesis it was quite common, that pipettes,
beakers, other glassware and even instruments were "loaned" by fellow
students who were eager to finish their thesis and tried to avoid the time
consuming official way to get the equipment necessary. Unfortunately they
forgot to return the equiment...... What did we do? We marked our equipment
as "radioactively contaminated". I assure you, that this helped!

Best regards,

Franz

Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
MinRat i.R.
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Wien/Vienna
AUSTRIA


-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im Auftrag
von parthasarathy k s
Gesendet: Freitag, 29. Juni 2007 18:45
An: John Jacobus; radsafe
Betreff: [ RadSafe ] Restrictions on usage of radiation symbols in India

Dear John,

In India,Rule 14 of Atomic Energy (Radiation Protection) Rules 2004 is
titled "Radiation  symbol  or warning signs" and specifies where the symbols
can be used 

Rule 14  Radiation symbol or Warning sign:- 

(1) The radiation symbol or warning sign
shall be conspicuously and prominently displayed at all times -
(a) on externally visible surfaces of radiation equipment, and containers
for
storage of radioactive materials; packages for radioactive materials and
vehicles carrying such packages;
(b) at the entrance to the room housing the radiation generating equipment;
and
(c) at the entrance of controlled area and supervised area.
(2) The radiation symbol shall not be used for any purpose other than those
mentioned in these rules.
(3) The specification of the radiation symbol or warning sign shall be as
prescribed by the competent authority, by order for that purpose.

the Atomic Energy Act 1962 and rules may be downloded from www.aerb.gov.in