[ RadSafe ] RE: UN2910 Labeling for EXEMPT Calibration Sources - YesorNo

[roseb at gdls.com]

Simon:

>You should be careful shipping your sealed sources as "instruments and 
Articles" as it requires a level of rigor that many sealed sources don't 
meet to qualify as an "instrument" under DOT.

What is your basis for this statement?  What "level of rigor" does DOT 
require for a sealed source to "qualify as an instrument" or article under 
DOT?  I have not seen DOT define what constitutes an instrument or article 
in its regulations.

The DOT statement is"... instruments OR articles" not "... instruments AND 
articles."

Also, Mr. McCarn did not state the origin or destination of the sources he 
inquired about and might be shipping.  Why are you assuming that he is 
shipping to or from within the borders of the US?

Henry

Boyd H. Rose, CM, CIH, CHMM
Sr. Safety and Environmental Engineering Specialist
Corporate Radiation Safety Officer
General Dynamics Land Systems
38500 Mound Road
Mail Zone 436-10-75
Sterling Heights , MI 48310-3269
Tel: 586 825 4503
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E-mail: roseb at gdls.com


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