[ RadSafe ] NYC Bans Geiger counters!!!

Sat Feb 2 10:47:47 CST 2008

I would like to thank those of you who are fighting this law. Ultimately, it 
will not be the professional with a geiger counter, the homeowner with a 
smoke or CO detector, or a fireman or police officer with a radiation or 
chemical detector, it will be the hobbiest, the weekend prospector, the 
amatuer scientist the  who faces persecution as a result of this law.

Chris Cavanaugh
cav427 at cox.net
Yukon, OK

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brent Rogers" <brent.rogers at optusnet.com.au>
To: <BLHamrick at aol.com>; <WesVanPelt at verizon.net>; <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:16 PM
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] NYC Bans Geiger counters!!!

>I share my thanks too, Wes.
>
> And I agree with your choice of sending your response to Hizonner, the
> mayor.  If the political pundits are correct, there's a reasonable to 
> strong
> chance that he'll be running for president as an independent (and is
> apparently willing to part with $1 Billion (USD) of his own private money 
> to
> reach that goal).  I would imagine that a mayor as a presidential 
> candidate
> would ill desire to have such poorly considered laws attributed to his
> record.
>
> Brent Rogers
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On 
> Behalf
> Of BLHamrick at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2008 12:45 PM
> To: WesVanPelt at verizon.net; radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] NYC Bans Geiger counters!!!
>
>
> Wes,
>
> Thank you for sharing that.  I think it is very important for 
> professionals
>
> in the community to address these types of proposals in writing to  the
> legislative bodies considering them.  The Organization of Agreement 
> States
> also
> provided comments on the proposed law to Councilmember Peter Vallone  (the
> Chair
> of the Committee introducing the proposal).
>
> I know this has been said before on RadSafe, but I think it bears 
> repeating
>
> - while our discussions here may have great value, it is critically
> important
> to  the public for us to share our professional expertise with the 
> lawmakers
>
> whenever the opportunity presents itself.
>
> Barbara L. Hamrick
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2008 10:52:26 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> WesVanPelt at verizon.net writes:
>
> Radsafers,
> I see there is continued discussion on the misguided  proposed law in NYC.
> FYI I attach below the letter I sent to Mayor  Bloomberg about a week ago.
> Best regards,
> Wes
> Wesley R. Van  Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP
> Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.
>
>
>
> 22 January 2008
>
> Mayor Michael R.  Bloomberg
> City Hall
> New York, NY 10007
>
> Dear Mayor  Bloomberg:
>
> I am aware of the introduction and debate over a pending  bill before the
> New
> York City Council known as "Int. No. 650: A Local Law  to amend the
> administrative code of the City of New York, in relation to  permits for
> atmospheric biological, chemical, and radiological  detectors."
>
> I understand the general intent of NYC to  standardize and control the
> "alarms" generated when someone might measure  the presence of a dangerous
> airborne substance.  However, the bill is  so poorly crafted that it would
> not reach its goal.  Furthermore, the  bill is so overreaching and general
> that it would require registration and  reporting from persons owning 
> smoke
> and carbon dioxide detectors in their  homes as well as safety and
> industrial
> hygiene professionals who routinely  measure airborne levels of dangerous
> gasses in the workplace.
>
> Even if the poor definitions were better crafted to the intended  purpose,
> the overall approach of registering atmospheric detectors is at  best
> unconventional and cumbersome.  I feel this legislation creates  more
> concerns than the problem it addresses. Frankly, I am not convinced  that
> there is a problem.
>
> I recommend you withhold future action on  this legislation, invite 
> affected
> stakeholders, i.e., citizens, law  enforcement, government officials,
> professionals in health and safety, and  others to begin a dialogue that
> will
> produce a product that protects the  health and safety of citizens through
> the combined resources of experts in  all fields.
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration.
>
> Very  truly yours,
> WESLEY R. VAN PELT ASSOCIATES, Inc.
>
>
>
> Wesley R.  Van Pelt, Ph.D.
> President
>
>
>
>
>
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